Telehealth Increases Productivity
The rise of telehealth has improved patient access to care along with increased provider productivity. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted business as usual for healthcare providers and patients. Those needing routine care were reluctant to seek it for fear of exposing themselves to the virus. Patients with chronic conditions or illnesses were not seen by healthcare […]
Universal Masking Lifted
The Center for Disease Control has recently changed their universal COVID-19 masking protocol in hospitals and other facilities. Now, unless healthcare providers work in areas with high COVID-19 levels or have other specific circumstances, they do not need to wear masks at work. This change is a result of increased vaccination rates and decreased infection […]
New CDC Guidelines on COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement saying that people no longer need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19. This recommendation also holds for people not fully vaccinated. The CDC guidelines state that exposed people now only need to wear masks while indoors for up to 10 days. […]
COVID-19 Tests With Inaccurate Results
Many people use rapid at home COVID-19 tests to ensure that they have not contracted the virus. However, many medical officials are expressing concerns over the accuracy of test results. Receiving one negative test result does n0t necessarily mean that someone doesn’t have COVID-19. According to the FDA, people conducting at home tests should perform […]
COVID-19 Booster Updates
Cases of COVID-19 are still occurring across the United States due to more contagious Omnicron variants. Doctors and scientists worry about the effectiveness of current vaccines in protecting older populations against Omnicron infections. Therefore, experts are highly recommending booster vaccines. Current COVID-19 boosters are safe and effective. They help to reduce the severity of several […]
OSHA Initiative on COVID-19
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the COVID-19 Focused Inspection Initiative in Healthcare in March of this year. Now, this initiative is active in full force. The measure was created to aid hospitals and nursing homes in the care and treatment of patients with coronavirus. OSHA has worked hard to reduce the transmission […]
Hospital Fined by OSHA for COVID-19 Safety Violations
The Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center has received a fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for COVID-19 safety violations. The hospital violated two worker health and safety rules during the pandemic. These violations placed workers at a heightened risk to contract COVID-19. OSHA Safety Violations On September 22nd, OSHA began their […]
J&J requests FDA emergency authorization for C19 vaccine
By Zion Samuel On February 4, 2021, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced its request for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The FDA is generally expected to approve J&J’s application. As a result, the U.S. would have three Covid vaccines in use. How the J&J Vaccine Compares to Others Currently, Pfizer and […]
Vaccine rollout speed should pick up in the coming days, says CDC head
By Akiva O’Connor There’s no doubt that we are all anxious to see the end of COVID-19. And for the most part we are hanging our hopes on the rollout of the approved vaccines. People’s patience, however, wore thin over the past ten months. We were sent into lockdowns. Many of us lost our jobs. […]
U.S. begins COVID-19 Vaccination
The United States swiftly prepares for COVID-19 vaccination as the death toll approaches 300,000. On Friday, health officials finalized plans to begin the distribution of the vaccine across the U.S. The U.S. saw a new record high of over 3000 COVID-19 deaths in a day on Wednesday, December 10, according to the Washington Post. This […]
The Trump Administration on COVID-19
Case Counts Around the United States Around the country, the number of coronavirus cases is increasing daily. Even though case counts are rising, The Trump Administration thinks the virus is under control. On Sunday, Florida reported a 12,000 case increase. This is the fifth consecutive day that Florida’s daily case count has surpassed 10,000. However, […]
Hairstylists Expose Clients to Coronavirus
Hairstylists Test Positive for Coronavirus At a Great Clips in Missouri, two hairstylists showed up to work with symptoms of COVID-19. Both stylists tested positive for coronavirus. After working for as many as 8 days, the hairstylists exposed their coworkers and about 140 clients to the coronavirus. Neither of them gave information on their symptoms […]