Expect New Healthcare Challenges and Greater Technology Investment in 2021
Security technologies such as network cameras, access control, touchless entry and analytics have clear uses for healthcare now and in the post-COVID world.
Security technologies such as network cameras, access control, touchless entry and analytics have clear uses for healthcare now and in the post-COVID world.
IBM says hackers are engaging in a global phishing campaign that targets organizations associated with COVID-19 vaccine supply chains.
If the FDA approves Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines, about 20 million people will be able to receive the first round of shots by the end of the year.
A record-setting 61,000 children came down with COVID-19 last week.
Flu vaccinations will be required for all children who are attending child care, pre-school, kindergarten, K-12, and institutions of higher education.
Experts say the combination of the coronavirus and the flu this fall and winter could exacerbate the strain on the U.S. public health system, which is struggling already.
The intention of the newly signed executive order is to avoid a surge of flu cases at healthcare facilities as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
With lower than normal vaccination coverage, children may be at higher risk for vaccine-preventable diseases such as influenza, measles, whooping cough, chicken pox, and more.
The CDC says that flu activity remains high, but hospitalizations and deaths are not high at this point in the season.
The district is hosting three free vaccination clinics so that students can get caught up on their immunizations.