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Computer system updating delayed shots for young kids at Vermont hospital

Thu, 2022-08-25 19:03 — mike kraft

COVID-19: Delays slow shots for kids under 5 at Vermont hospital

WOODSTOCK — Although COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for use in children younger than 5 since June, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center’s practices in Woodstock and Windsor only began administering to that age group earlier this month.

“Each time a new vaccine is distributed or an age range changes, we are required to take the important step of updating our electronic medical record to properly and safely document the administration of vaccines,” said Dr. Joseph Perras, CEO of Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, which includes the Ottauquechee Health Center in Woodstock as well as the Windsor hospital. “This is a complex and time-consuming process — yet a necessary one.”

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Multiple symptoms and hospitalization linked to long covid in children--study

Tue, 2022-08-23 11:57 — mike kraft

Hospitalization, multiple symptoms linked to long covid in children The researchers also found that the more covid symptoms young people had initially, the more likely they were to develop long covid. Linda Searing Washington Post

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U.S.: Overlapping emergencies strain the nation's public health workforce and threaten critical vaccination campaigns

Mon, 2022-08-22 10:35 — mike kraft

Overlapping emergencies strain the nation's public health workforce and threaten critical vaccination campaigns After almost three years of contending with vaccine hesitancy, politics and a global pandemic, the nation's public health workers are frayed and leaving their posts. Now, these depleted agencies are being asked to tackle new threats like monkeypox without additional funding to handle them. Brenda Goodman, CNN Health CNN

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Opinion: What the Inflation Reduction Act means for health care coverage

Fri, 2022-08-19 13:33 — mike kraft

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What the Inflation Reduction Act means for health care coverage About two-thirds of Americans now support such a guarantee, and the time has come to make it happen. cayala The Hill

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The 'traumatic experience' of US monkeypox patients

Fri, 2022-08-12 19:17 — FNUOvviyaa

The 'traumatic experience' of US monkeypox patients "If you haven't lived through it, you have no idea the kind of pain this is," one man tells the BBC. BBC News

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The first US monkeypox case this year was detected on 18 May in the state of Massachusetts. Since then, more than 10,000 cases have been reported across the country, in every state except Wyoming...

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