Researchers say sewage monitoring could become the primary tool Florida uses to gauge whether COVID-19 vaccines are working or vaccine-resistant varriants are emerging.
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Fri, 05/28/2021 - 08:07
BERGER IS HOLDING UP BUDGET PROCESS UNTIL HE GETS WHAT HE WANTS: Republicans control both the House and Senate. The two chambers take turns every two years on who puts out its version of the budget first. This time it’s the Senate’s turn. Senate leader Phil Berger has repeatedly told reporters that he wants the chambers to agree on a spending number before the Senate releases its version. So what’s the holdup, then? That spending agreement. The Senate wants to spend less than the House does. And they are still, still, still talking about it. Five rounds of talking about it. “It’s a little confusing,” Rep. Jason Saine, a Lincolnton Republican and the House’s chief budget writer, told The News & Observer on Thursday. He said the House has given the Senate five different offers.
(BPT) - Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) offer free or low-cost health coverage for children and teens up to age 19. Coverage includes check-ups and regular doctor
May 11, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services published an interim final rule/guidance to establish COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care facilities applicable to both residents and staff.
Residents’ medical record must document:
o that resident or resident representative was provided education regarding the benefits and potential risks associated with COVID-19 vaccine;
o each dose of vaccine administered, or that the resident did not receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to refusal or medical contraindications;
o date education and offer of vaccine took place;
o name of representative that received education and accepted/refused vaccine, if applicable; and
o Samples of educational materials used.
LTC facilities need to document vaccine status of residents, including total numbers of residents, numbers of residents vaccinated, numbers of each dose of COVID19 vaccine received, vaccination adverse events, and therapeutics administered for treatment of COVID-19.