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COVID-19 vaccine
Booster shots may get a boost from employers
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Matt Levin
Aug 19, 2021
The boosters are recommended eight months after the second dose, and will be available starting Sept. 20.
Hospitals are short-staffed and running out of beds. Again.
Aug 17, 2021
With COVID-19 cases rising, at least a few hospitals in almost every state are dealing with critical staffing shortages, including nurses and custodians.
Booster COVID vaccinations could reap billions for pharmaceutical companies
Aug 5, 2021
The question is: Are they really necessary?
Vaccine access is "principal fault line" in global economic recovery — IMF
Jul 28, 2021
The International Monetary Fund has raised its economic growth forecast for economies with relatively high vaccination rates and lowered it for those where rates are low.
More health care organizations impose vaccine mandates on workers
Jul 22, 2021
There are obvious benefits to ensuring health care workers are vaccinated, but mandates have costs too.
To encourage vaccinations, Georgia county calls on moms
Jul 7, 2021
A large, diverse county is betting local mothers can help it reduce hesitancy about the COVID-19 vaccine and boost inoculation rates.
Uneven vaccination rates may worsen global inequality
Jun 24, 2021
Zanny Minton Beddoes of the Economist says a lack of virus protection could hinder many nations’ economic recoveries.
For public good, not for profit.
U.S. pledge to share 80 million vaccine doses with world stumbles on logistics
Jun 22, 2021
There's no shortage of the medicines, but you can't just put them on planes and hope for the best.
Biden administration rolls out new vaccine incentives
Jun 4, 2021
About 63% of Americans have gotten at least one vaccine dose. The Biden administration wants to get to 70% by July 4.
Military leaders encourage hesitant service members to get vaccinated
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Blake Farmer
May 26, 2021
Many people in the military are already fully immunized. Others are taking more time to convince.