Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News For nearly a month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s online vaccine tracker has shown that virtually everyone 65 and older in the United States — 99.9{6f90f2fe98827f97fd05e0011472e53c8890931f9d0d5714295052b72b9b5161} — has received at least one covid vaccine dose. That would be remarkable — if true. But […]
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Report: COVID-19 accelerates health tech investment in 2021
Health technology investment is a standout in fundraising so far this year, raking in $23.8 billion across 556 completed deals through the third quarter, according to Deloitte’s Road to Next report. “Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, dealmaking at the expansion stage rose to new heights in 2020 and 2021 to […]
Francis Collins on medical advances, vaccine hesitancy and Americans’ ill health : Shots
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins served for 12 years under three presidents and presided over an expansion of the agency’s budget and efforts to develop new cures to diseases. Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Graeme Jennings/Pool/AFP via Getty Images National Institutes of Health Director […]
Targeting the opioid crisis, NC lawmakers give $10M to new church ministry
Are you a health care worker? We’d love to hear from you. Email editor at northcarolinahealthnews.org By Taylor Knopf One of the largest allocations for substance use disorder treatment in the recently enacted state budget — $10 million — is going to a new nonprofit set up by a church […]
Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates : Shots
People protest a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers on Oct. 28 in New York City. Polling, vaccination and mortality data all suggest that Republicans are the biggest group of unvaccinated Americans and are suffering the worst consequences as a result. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David […]
Oregon Health Authority moves to implement ‘permanent’ indoor mask mandate
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) assembled a Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) earlier this week to address a permanent indoor mask mandate in the state. Oregon is one of a few states that still retain one nearly two years into the pandemic. The committee included several community stakeholders, including representatives from […]