COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded 127 organizations a total of $121 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to work with regional and local partners, including health care providers, to build vaccine confidence and bolster vaccination in underserved communities.
The health, safety and well-being of health care personnel – and the patients and communities they serve – is the highest priority for America’s hospitals and health systems.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency released an advisory on reimbursable communications and outreach expenses for nonprofit medical facilities and state and local governments participating in activities to increase COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine confidence through its Public Assistance…
Fighting an “avoidable surge” in COVID-19 cases, the CEO and care teams at CoxHealth share stats and stories to urge their Southwest Missouri community to get vaccinated.
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AdventHealth is ramping up plans to get more people vaccinated as new variants emerge.
Pfizer Inc. announced that the federal government has agreed to purchase an additional 200 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded rural health clinics about $49,500 each for outreach to increase COVID-19 vaccinations in medically underserved communities.
The widespread belief that we have completely turned the corner in our fight against COVID-19 does not apply equally to all parts of the country. In many states and communities, the rate of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are moving in the wrong direction.
The AHA Board of Trustees adopted a policy statement that supports hospitals and health systems that adopt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, “with local factors and circumstances shaping whether and how these policies are implemented.”