While considerable social scientific attention has been devoted to the impact of COVID-19, more attention is needed to assess its effects on medically underserved populations. These communities are among the nation’s most vulnerable populations and may be less resilient to the effects of such a large-scale shock. Data from a new survey designed to assess the impacts of the pandemic on … [Read more...]
The Caribbean Is Closing In On 2 Million COVID-19 Cases
The Caribbean region is fast closing in on 2 million COVID-19 cases according to latest data from CARPHA, The Caribbean Public Health Agency. Latest data from the agency show there are 1,878,808 COVID-19 cases across 35 countries and territories in the region. Of that number, 1,606,438 have recovered while there have been 23,206 deaths. The majority of deaths and cases are in Cuba, … [Read more...]
Bringing international patients to Cuba
Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos de Cuba (CMSC) is getting ready to promote Cuba as a medical travel destination to new foreign patients, with the reopening of the country’s borders. CMSC is a state company that bundles the 16 Cuban institutions that provide more than 100 types of health services to foreign individuals on the island, ranging from cancer treatment and drug addiction … [Read more...]
The rise of hiring (and firing) based on vaccination status
Job postings requiring employees to get vaccinated before applying are on the rise, and more and more firms say they'll terminate existing employees who refuse to get the jab. Why it matters: Corporate America is playing a key role in upping the U.S. vaccination rate. It'll get harder for those who are hesitant to avoid the shot as vaccination status becomes increasingly linked to … [Read more...]
Hospitals, isolation facilities in Eastern Caribbean overwhelmed with increase of Covid-19 cases and shortage of health workforce and clinical supplies
Nearly eight thousand (8000) confirmed new Covid-19 cases have been reported over the last three weeks of September 2021 with a 52% increase from 4231 cases in the month of August 2021 from Barbados and 6 Eastern Caribbean countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). The increase of cases is largely noted in persons who are … [Read more...]
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