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CDC Tells Pharmacies To Give 4th COVID Shots To Immunocompromised Patients

After eligible people were being turned away from pharmacies, the health agency reiterated its recommendation.

Jan 27, 2022

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Pharmacies Turn Away Immunocompromised Patients Seeking 4th COVID Shot

Patients with weakened immune systems, who are at high risk from COVID-19, say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials.

Jan 25, 2022

Bram Sable-Smith draws insulin into a syringe for an injection./Emma Sable-Smith/Kaiser Health News

He Writes About America’s Absurd Health Care System, Then Got Caught Up In It

A journalist with Type 1 diabetes describes unexpectedly battling prior authorization delays as his supply of insulin dwindled.

Jan 25, 2022

Covid-19 testing tents located across New York City./ELISABETH ROSENTHAL / KHN

Officials Struggle To Regulate Pop-Up COVID Testing Sites — And Warn Patients To Beware

Mobile COVID-19 testing tents and vans have sprouted on urban sidewalks and street curbs, sparking concerns about risks.

Jan 20, 2022

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Justices Block Broad Worker Vaccine Requirement, Health Worker Mandate Proceeds

The rule, which covers an estimated 80 million workers, took effect earlier last week.

Jan 18, 2022

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As Omicron Surges, Effort To Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

Just 27% of children ages 5 to 11 have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, and 18% have received two.

Jan 18, 2022

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Supreme Court Weighs Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Requirement

A decision by the justices is expected within days on cases that challenge rules set in November by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Jan 11, 2022

WHEN MARVIN QUERRY, WHOSE WIFE, DIANE, LIVES AT THE BARONE ALZHEIMER’S CARE CENTER IN NEVADA, MISSOURI, HEARD THE CENTER MIGHT CLOSE, HE STARTED AN ONLINE PETITION PROTEST AND SPENT NEARLY $3,000 TO RUN ADS (PICTURED) IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER./KHN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/MARVIN QUERRY

As COVID Hits Nursing Homes’ Finances, Town Residents Fight To Save Alzheimer’s Facility

The future of nursing homes is deeply uncertain, with more than 300 closures in 2020 and 2021 and 54% operating at a financial loss.

Jan 4, 2022

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Laws Shield Hospitals From Families Who Believe Loved Ones Contracted COVID There

Lawmakers around the country have passed laws, issued emergency orders or activated emergency statutes that severely limited families’ ability to seek recourse for lapses in COVID-related care.

Jan 4, 2022