Israeli healthcare workers who received a third dose of Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had significantly lower infection rates over the next 39 days, a single center says to study yesterday in JAMA.On July 30, 2021, Israel's health ministry…
There is an old saying in India that doctors are superior to God on this Earth. And health workers in the Kashmir Valley agree with that saying. Despite the excruciating cold and completely snow-covered roads, these Kashmir Valley health workers…
Emily Mursoi, branch secretary of KMWU Mombasa, speaking to the press at the General Hospital and Coast Referral in Mombasa, January 2022. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Five Mombasa County health worker unions confirmed yesterday that their strike against wages delayed for…
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA - "Sinasabi nila on social media kami daw ang bida, pero sa totoong buhay hindi naman." (On social media, they say we're the heroes, but they don't treat us as such in real…
As part of its preparation for the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha government on Sunday asked district authorities to ensure that doctors, nurses and other health workers treating patients with coronavirus receive the booster dose of the…
The California Department of Public Health has released guidelines that allow health care networks to allow COVID-19 positive employees to continue working if they are symptom-free. “The department offers temporary flexibility to help hospitals and emergency service providers respond to…
Bombay: After the successful launch of the adolescent vaccination campaign, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) decided to give precautionary doses to its health workers, frontline workers and elderly people suffering from illnesses; the exercise will start from Monday. Eligible applicants…
NEW YORK - COVID-19 booster vaccine doses will be mandatory for all healthcare workers in New York City and negative coronavirus tests will be required for visitors to state nursing homes and care facilities for adults by the middle of…
Editor's Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and advice in the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. The United States Supreme Court appeared to agree with the federal government on Friday that it is within its rights to require health facilities that…
Expressing concerns over unapproved vaccines given to children, Bharat Biotech issued a statement on Friday urging healthcare workers to be 'vigilant' and ensure that only Covaxin is given to the 15 to 15 age group. 18 years old.The statement comes…