Articles Tagged With: vaccine
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The Ethical and Pandemic Problem with Boosters
COVID-19 booster shots are highly controversial from a global perspective. Similar to other industrialized nations, 75% of the people in United States have taken at least one dose, 63% are fully vaccinated, and 25% have received the booster. Yet, more than 30 countries worldwide have vaccinated less than 10% of their population.
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Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
Hospitals still struggling to fully vaccinate workers received good news on Jan. 13 when the Supreme Court ruled the federal government can enforce its mandate that healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccine unless granted medical or religious exemptions. But the court effectively nullified the federal mandate that employers with at least 100 workers mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing.
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Analysts Suggest U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations, Deaths
The pandemic has taken a heavy toll, but the damage could be so much worse without vaccines.
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Federal Vaccine Mandates May Be Bound for the Supreme Court
The legal battle over COVID-19 vaccine mandates in healthcare continues, as federal judges have granted injunctions blocking the federal requirement. With similar challenges hindering the federal mandate for businesses with at least 100 employees, it is increasingly looking like these controversial attempts to stop the pandemic are headed to the highest court in the land.
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COVID-19 Vaccination: Science, the Antidote for Misinformation
There have been several different attempts to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates, including offering monetary or other benefits for getting vaccinated. Some companies (including healthcare systems) have moved to mandating vaccination as a term of employment. Some do not think mandates are the most effective way to motivate vaccine-hesitant persons to make the choice, but instead think laying out a logical approach to vaccination that addresses the most common concerns and misinformation is the best path forward. This review addresses these concerns and misinformation.
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Looking Back, COVID-19 Vaccination Woes Were Predictable
Efficacy, protection duration, side effects, and FDA approval factored into decisions about choosing a COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19 Vaccination, Pregnancy, Lactation, and Fertility
Vaccination rates are notably low among pregnant women. Clinicians should underscore the safety of vaccination and the risks of natural infection, particularly in pregnancy and in patients with underlying comorbidities.
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CMS Issues Mandatory Vaccine Rule for Healthcare Workers
While emphasizing the national threat of the pandemic and the safety and efficacy of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services came down to one bedrock reason healthcare workers now face mandated immunization: their ethical duty to protect patients.
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An Outbreak of Injection Site Mycobacterium porcinum Infections After Vaccination in the Workplace
Vaccine (non-COVID-19) contamination as a result of improper handling led to injection site infections due to Mycobacterium porcinum, a rapid growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium present in the environment.
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Homelessness and COVID-19
Extra screening in care for homeless persons can help solve many problems, including the administration of COVID-19 vaccination to this vulnerable population.