COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
LifePoint Health combines the best of large health system resources and grassroots efforts to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of individuals across its national network.
Emmitt Smith visited Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas to bring advocacy and awareness about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Protecting community members by mitigating the spread of infection and feeling safe in the community were Faye Sheppard’s #MyWhy. Sheppard, a member of the American Society for Health Care Risk Management, an affiliate of the AHA, and vice chair of the Board of Directors for Cuero (Texas) Regional…
Pfizer Inc. will soon seek authorization for a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said, in an attempt to “stay ahead” of the coronavirus and its various mutations
The Commonwealth Fund reported that approximately 279,000 lives have been saved through the U.S.’s vaccination efforts, with 1.25 million avoiding hospitalization.
The Food and Drug Administration July 2 authorized for emergency use one more batch of drug substance for the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine at an Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore.
Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center worked with the local fire and public health departments to get homebound patients the COVID-19 vaccine.
The White House plans to deploy COVID-19 surge response teams to help communities experiencing or at risk for hotspots due to the Delta variant and low vaccination with vaccination, testing, contact tracing, therapeutics and staffing, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients announced.
SSM Health is focusing efforts on reaching people who still have not received the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response released an online calculator to help clinicians and health care facilities increase their capacity to administer monoclonal antibodies to patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are at…