Friday, 5 March 2021, 7:31 am
Tech startup Quashed, which helps New Zealanders stay on
top of their insurance with its free eponymous online
platform, has raised $600,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed
funding round led by Icehouse Ventures, with support from
private investors.
Quashed gives consumers a single
view of all their insurance policies, helping them keep on
top of how much they are spending, the amount they are
protected for, and presents alternative insurance options at
renewal time. Family members can be added to a consumer’s
profile for quick and secure access to their insurance
information.
The funds will be used to expand the
COLUMBIA - The first Johnson & Johnson vaccines in mid-Missouri were given at the Columbia Mall Thursday.
HAPPENING TODAY: Boone Hospital is giving out the first Johnson & Johnson vaccines in mid-Missouri at Columbia Mall. The event is only open to those who have an appointment. @KOMUnewspic.twitter.com/8hpzbNO4fh Alex Angle (@alexangle ) March 4, 2021
Boone Hospital Center hosted the event and sent out invitations to those eligible from the combined survey between the City of Columbia, MU Health Care and Boone Hospital. The clinic had 1,000 doses to administer.
Amy Bierk, director of wound healing at Boone Hospital, said the one shot Johnson & Johnson is a helpful option compared to Pfizer and Moderna.
PENDLETON â Umatilla County has dropped to the lowest-ranked county in Oregon for COVID-19 vaccinations per capita, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority.
In all, the county has vaccinated approximately 960 people per 10,000 residents, ranked last in the state, according to state data as of Tuesday, March 2.
âThis is just atrocious and this needs to be addressed immediately, in my opinion,â Umatilla County Commissioner John Shafer said during a Wednesday, March 3, board of commissioners meeting.
For two weeks, the county was caught second to last in the state in vaccinations per capita, but this week, the county fell to dead last for the first time since vaccine efforts began in December 2020.
As the Biden administration accelerates a plan to use pharmacies to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, significant areas of the country lack brick-and-mortar pharmacies capable of administering the protective shots.