Should the Seasonal Flu Vaccine Be Integrated into COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates?
COVID-19 vaccine mandates could offer a potential foothold to increase vaccination for other communicable diseases, such as the influenza virus.
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Read more: Experts Question FDA Approval of Remdesivir for COVID-19 Experts Question FDA Approval of Remdesivir for COVID-19
Experts are calling into question the recent decision of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19.
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Read more: Duplicate Discounts Threaten the 340B Program During COVID-19 Duplicate Discounts Threaten the 340B Program During COVID-19
The 340B program, which provides discount drugs to safety-net hospitals, faces an uncertain future due to increased demand spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: Who’s to Blame for COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges and Universities? Who’s to Blame for COVID-19 Outbreaks at Colleges and Universities?
For many U.S. colleges and universities, the return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic has proven disastrous. Who’s to blame for these new outbreaks?
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Read more: Coronavirus Negligence: Liability for COVID-19 Transmission Coronavirus Negligence: Liability for COVID-19 Transmission
Can people infected with COVID-19 sue the people who transmitted the disease to them for negligence, even if those people did not do so knowingly?
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Read more: Targeting Health: How Anti-Immigrant Policies Threaten Our Health & Our Humanity Targeting Health: How Anti-Immigrant Policies Threaten Our Health & Our Humanity
By Patricia Illingworth and Wendy E. Parmet On May 19th of last year, Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez died of the flu while being held in a cell by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in south Texas. He was just 16, a migrant from Guatemala. Hours before his death, when his fever spiked to 103, a nurse suggested that…
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Read more: The Big Winner in Trump’s Newest Immigration Policies: The Flu The Big Winner in Trump’s Newest Immigration Policies: The Flu
By Robert Field The influenza virus gained an important ally during the past few weeks: the Trump Administration. If you have been rooting for a widespread and virulent flu epidemic this winter, several of its new immigration policies should give you reason to cheer. The first bit of good news for flu fans is a…
