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Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff results in worse outcomes for patients-study

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Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff means worse outcomes for patients, study says Sending nursing staff home who are mildly ill with COVID-19 could lead to unnecessary patient hospitalizations, deaths, and costs, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The City University of New York Medical Xpress

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Analysis of Covid spread during travel, other activities --French study.

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Offices, long-distance shared transport, some activities tied to COVID spread In the first 2 years or more of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of infection was higher in open-space offices, long-distance trains, convenience stores, taxis, airplanes, and nightclubs and during take-away food delivery, carpooling with relatives, and attending concerts, suggests a case-control study of various work, leisure, and other spaces in France. CIDRAP

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International Nurses Organization Proposes Moratorium on Recruitment of Nurses from Developing Countries

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U.S. CDC allocates $10M to help protect livestock workers against bird flu

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CDC investing $10M into bird flu response among farmworkers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investing a collective $10 million into the federal bird flu response among livestock workers, with the agency maintaining the risk to genera… jchoi The Hill

 

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COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered

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COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered The pandemic led many teachers to leave their jobs − a trend that could continue if education leaders don’t address issues that affect morale. The Conversation

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Bird flu: Some experts say the U.S. should follow Finland and vaccinate farm workers

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Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots. Some experts say the US should, too. As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland's move to vaccinate farmworkers at risk of infection. They wonder why their government doesn't do the same. News-Medical

 

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Analysis: The Supreme Court Decision That Limited Federal Regulations Power Will Affect U.S. Health Care

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The Supreme Court Just Limited Federal Power. Health Care Is Feeling the Shockwaves. - KFF Health News A Supreme Court ruling restricting federal power will likely have seismic ramifications for health policy. A flood of litigation — with plaintiffs like small businesses, drugmakers, and hospitals challenging regulations they say are too expensive or burdensome and not authorized by law — could leave the country with a patchwork of disparate health regulations. khnerich KFF Health News
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Opinion: U.S. disaster responders are exhausted, putting Americans at risk

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Opinion: Our disaster responders are exhausted. That puts Americans at risk | CNN Emergency managers have become the nation’s de facto problem solvers — but are now running on empty, writes former FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor. And that’s a problem. CNN
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BlueCross fined for firing Tennesee worker over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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Jury fines BlueCross for firing worker over COVID-19 vaccine mandate | Chattanooga Times Free Press

A Tennessee jury has awarded a former research scientist at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee $687,000 in back pay and damages after she was fired in 2021 for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Following a three-day jury trial in Chattanooga last week, a federal jury decided BlueCross failed to provide reasonable accommodation for Tanja Benton, who did most of her work from home and claimed a religious exemption to the company's vaccine mandate.

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Finland to become first nation to start bird flu vaccinations for humans

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Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country in the world to do so. Reuters Reuters

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