Walgreens, CVS Lead COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for Nursing Homes December 21, 2020 By Carl O'Donnell and Richa Naidu The U.S. government and two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home...
Origami Risk Tools Track COVID-19 Vaccinations, Outbreaks December 18, 2020 Origami Risk, a risk, safety and insurance software as a service (SaaS) technology firm, has developed new online tools for...
Pfizer Vaccine Faces Some Storage, Production, Snowstorm Challenges December 16, 2020 By Rebecca Spalding and Carl O'Donnell The first days of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout have seen unexpected hitches including some vaccines being stored at excessively...
EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Employment Laws December 16, 2020 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released updated guidance on the responsibilities and rights of employers and employees related...
Don’t Force Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine: Viewpoint December 16, 2020 By Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion Here’s a question we’re sure to see in the courts before long: What if your employer mandates a Covid-19 vaccination...
Lloyd’s, Insurtech Parsyl Launch Insurance Facility for COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments December 15, 2020 Lloyd’s and insurtech start-up Parsyl Inc. announced the launch of the Global Health Risk Facility (GHRF), which will provide billions...
Free Shots, Cash Bonus, Firing. Employers Weigh How to Get Employees Vaccinated December 11, 2020 By Erwin Seba and Jessica Resnick-Ault U.S. workers could soon face choices such as free COVID-19 shots and a cash bonus if all get immunized, or...
U.S. Drug Advisory Panel Meets Today on Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine December 10, 2020 By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is meeting on Thursday to weigh whether to...
Florida Nursing Homes Will Be First to Receive COVID Vaccine December 8, 2020 By Brendan Farrington Residents in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities will be the first to get a coronavirus vaccine when Florida begins receiving...
Health Workers, Nursing Homes Should Get First COVID Vaccines, Says CDC December 2, 2020 By Julie Steenhuysen and Manojna Maddipatla A panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday voted 13 to 1...