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A U.S. program aiming to channel a huge number of vaccines through pharmacies will start soon

Feb 23, 2021

The federal government will send one million vaccine doses to about 6,500 retail pharmacies on Feb. 11, the beginning of a federal program that will deliver vaccines directly to as many as 40,000 drugstores and grocery stores, Jeffrey D. Zients, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, announced on Tuesday. The program’s launch will mark the start of a new stage in the massive vaccination campaign in the United States,...

Kroger Health Partners with Gauss to Provide Smartphone-Enabled COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Tests

Feb 17, 2021

CINCINNATI, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR ), today announced plans to offer the first smartphone-enabled, at-home Gauss COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kit to patients nationwide, expanding the company's existing portfolio of in-clinic and employer-focused COVID-19 testing solutions. Kroger Health...

Five Technologies That Will Transform Medicine In Post-Pandemic America

Feb 16, 2021

GETTY When medical historians write about the coronavirus pandemic, they’ll likely focus on the slow U.S. response and failures of leadership that led to a tragically high death toll . But that will be only part of the story. From the wreckage and devastation will emerge something few contemporary observers would expect: a brighter future for American healthcare. Five technologies, all...

C.D.C. Urges Better Masking for Increased Virus Protection

Feb 11, 2021

Massachusetts is offering a shot to anyone who accompanies an older resident to a mass vaccination site. A W.H.O. panel recommends AstraZeneca’s vaccine even in countries where variants have been found. New York’s governor says arenas and stadiums can open this month with spectators, at very limited capacity. The C.D.C. says tight-fit masks or double masking with cloth and surgical masks increases protection. Wearing a...

KDDI Research, Inc. Develops Smart Hands-Free Nursing Care Support System Using Vuzix Smart Glasses

Feb 09, 2021

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI ), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced today that KDDI Research, Inc. ("KDDI Research"), a research institute that combines the think tank functions of the KDDI Group with R&D functions, has developed a smart hands-free nursing care...

'Hard truths and important facts': Biden pushes for coronavirus testing reset with $50 billion plan

Jan 26, 2021

President Joe Biden seeks to reset the nation’s inconsistent coronavirus testing efforts with a $50 billion plan and more federal oversight. Biden’s plan calls for a newly created Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate a “clear, unified approach” to testing for COVID-19, a marked difference from the Trump administration’s policy of states establishing their own plans with federal support. Laboratories have...

Medical innovations poised to transform healthcare in 2021

Jan 18, 2021

(BPT) - Experts in healthcare are continuously striving to develop new innovations that can improve and save lives. Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists, physicians, and researchers continued to advance medical knowledge, enhance screening and diagnostic tools, and improve disease management platforms, bringing new hope to patients in 2021. When it comes to medicine, there's a lot to be excited for in the new year. Here are...

CVS Health gears up for widespread COVID-19 vaccine distribution at pharmacies

Jan 13, 2021

CINCINNATI — As COVID-19 vaccine distribution ramps up, questions remain about how doses will get out to the public. CVS Health officials said they have the experience to get it done. What the pharmacy chain has learned from administering flu shots and COVID-19 testing will help them get doses out quickly as states move into new phases. "Retail pharmacies are the foundation of the approach here. Both because we...

Nursing Home Vaccine Stories: One CEO’s Personal Appeal to Reduce Hesitancy

Jan 13, 2021

Just as predicted before the rollout began, vaccine hesitancy among nursing home workers stands as a serious barrier to widespread acceptance in long-term care — and, in turn, fully fostering group immunity among the most vulnerable. Battered by COVID-19 and unwilling to trust the institutions that oversaw the deaths of their patients and colleagues, a significant percentage of frontline caregivers have said no to the coronavirus...

LAX Opens Onsite COVID-19 Rapid Testing Lab

Jan 12, 2021

The facility offers three collection sites with results available in as little as three to five hours for a cost of $125 January 05, 2021 by Mark Caswell Los Angeles International Airport has announced the opening of a new COVID-19 rapid testing facility onsite. The cost for the PCR test is $125. The facility includes three collection sites at the airport. The...

Neurogene Closes $115 Million Series B Financing

Dec 17, 2020

Neurogene Inc., a company founded to bring life-changing genetic medicines to patients and families affected by rare neurological diseases, today announced the completion of a $115 million Series B financing. The financing round was led by EcoR1 Capital, with participation from existing investors Redmile Group, Samsara BioCapital, Cormorant Asset Management and an undisclosed leading healthcare investment fund. New investors include funds...

Key committee endorses Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, paving way for clearance by FDA and vaccinations in US to begin

Dec 10, 2020

A committee of leading U.S. vaccine scientists recommended Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the first COVID-19 vaccine for Americans. The endorsement paves the way for a final decision by the FDA and mass vaccinations to begin within days in thousands of front-line heath care workers and nursing home residents. After an eight-hour public hearing, the independent Vaccines and Related Biological...

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