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August 10, 2021

Will the U.S. Ever Be a Leader in Health Care? A Public Health Expert Weighs In

Meghan Fitzgerald, RN, MPH, DrPH, is an adjunct associate professor with the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a private equity investor. She has decades of experience working in the healthcare field, ranging from frontline patient care to advising prominent healthcare firms. Here, she shares her view on what it will take to improve the rank of the United States when it comes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Covid-19 interventions, COVID-19 Vaccine, Public Health, Quality healthcare, USA

July 8, 2021

High-Quality Primary Care Should Be Available to Every Individual in the U.S., Says New Report

Payment Reform, Telehealth Expansion, State and Federal Policy Changes Recommended Ensuring access to high-quality primary care for all people in the United States will require reforming payment models, expanding telehealth services, and supporting integrated, team-based care, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. No federal agency … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthcare Access, Healthcare Cost, Primary Care, Telehealth, USA

July 5, 2021

Caribbean Countries to Receive Six Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines From US

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says 15 member countries will receive approximately six million of the 25 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines that the United States has earmarked for deployment to help ease the global shortage. She said that these nations include countries in Central and South America, and the Caribbean, inclusive of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean vaccinations, Coronavirus in Caribbean, COVAX, COVID-19 Vaccine, PAHO, USA

June 29, 2021

Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated

Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the US now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine. An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDC, COVID-19 Pandemic, Unvaccinated People, USA, Vaccine Hesitancy

June 7, 2021

Can the USA return to pre-COVID-19 normal by July 4?

As of May 17, 2021, more than 270 million vaccine doses have been administered in the USA, with over 123 million people fully vaccinated, having received the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series (Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech) or one dose of the single-shot vaccine (Johnson & Johnson). President Joe Biden has set a goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by July 4 for the nation to return … [Read more...]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Covid-19 interventions, COVID-19 Vaccine, USA

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