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FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 and Flu Combo Test, Home-Collected Samples

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first diagnostic test for at home collection of patient samples to detect both COVID-19 and influenza A and B (flu). The FDA authorized Quest Diagnostics RC COVID-19 +Flu RT-PCR Test for prescription use with the Quest Diagnostics…

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After a Deadly COVID Outbreak, a Maryland County Takes Steps to Protect Health Workers

A Maryland health department is taking new steps to protect its workers six months after a COVID-19 outbreak killed a veteran employee who was twice denied permission to work from home. Chantee Mack, 44, died in May. More than 20 colleagues also caught the coronavirus,…

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During ACA Open Enrollment, Picking a Plan Invites New COVID Complications

Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News December 3, 2020 People buying their own health insurance have even more to think about this year, particularly those post-COVID-19 patients with lingering health concerns, the “long haulers,” who join the club of Americans with preexisting conditions. What type of…

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Florida Governor’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis provided an update on Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, as well as details on the different types of vaccines that have been developed by several companies.  The Governor’s plan will prioritize Florida’s most vulnerable residents and frontline health care workers. Governor DeSantis…

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OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths, Many Didn’t

As Walter Veal cared for residents at the Ludeman Developmental Center in suburban Chicago, he saw the potential future of his grandson, who has autism. So he took it on himself not just to bathe and feed the residents, which was part of the job,…

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Fourth Iteration of COVID-19 Treatment Trial Underway

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health, announced that the fourth iteration of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-4) has begun to enroll hospitalized adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who require supplemental oxygen. The NIAID-sponsored…

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