South Savo strives to avoid wasting leftover Covid jabs
Sometimes people miss their vaccination appointments, but the region of South Savo tries to find recipients for excess doses at the end of each day.
Hospitals in South Savo have managed to extract seven vaccine doses from one bottle.
Image: Petri Vironen / Yle
In Finland s region of South Savo, distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations are progressing quickly, according to local health authorities.
The jabs can be only kept at room temperature for up to six hours. If a client fails to arrive for their scheduled vaccination appointment, a new recipient is urgently sought to replace them.
WSHA calls on Inslee to veto section of public option bill Emily Boerger | Apr 29, 2021
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In a letter sent to Governor Jay Inslee’s office on Tuesday evening, the Washington State Hospital Association called on the governor to veto a portion of recently passed legislation that would require certain hospitals to contract with at least one public option plan in the state.
The bill, SB 5377, includes a broad range of new provisions aimed at increasing the affordability of standardized plans on the individual market. Specifically, the bill establishes a state premium assistance program for certain individuals purchasing health insurance on the state exchange. The bill also directs public option plans to submit cost and quality data to the Health Care Authority.
Washington officials propose toolkit to help people with mental health, addiction issues find housing By Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times
Published: April 29, 2021, 12:30pm
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Almost 10 years ago, state researchers conducted a study looking at how many people in Washington state became homeless after leaving inpatient treatment for a mental health issue or substance use disorder.
The results were shocking. Nearly half the people discharged from a drug or alcohol treatment facility in 2010 were homeless or didn’t have stable housing within a year. For the people discharged from state psychiatric hospitals, it was 30%.
In the midst of an ever-growing homelessness crisis a decade later, there’s little to suggest that those gaps have much improved. But now, state officials are embarking on a project to better connect people leaving treatment with the limited housing options that await them outside.
Compassion Seattle has a plan for a tent-free city. Does it hold up?
A new campaign to address the city’s homelessness crisis says existing funds are all we need. That’s doubtful.
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Tents and structures seen at a homeless encampment near South Dearborn Street in Seattle s Chinatown-International District, Feb. 25, 2019 (Photo by Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
Former Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess and a bevy of business groups are tired of the tents.
They have a vision: The city should, very quickly, create a lot of new shelter or housing. Then it should move people off the streets and out of the parks and into that shelter or housing. And it should provide whatever supports, like mental health services and drug treatment, people may need to stay there. Voilà. No more tents.