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B117 now most common COVID-19 variant in the US

Credit: digicomphoto / iStock B117, the coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom in December, is now the most common variant in United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH. Walensky made the announcement today during the White House press briefing on the pandemic. She said the variant was behind the recent spike in cases, which has the United States seeing an average of 63,000 new cases each day. Young adults, kids in youth sports, and people associated with daycare centers are among the new cases, Walensky said. These populations are not likely to have been vaccinated yet, but may be taking more risks as states loosen restrictions.

CVS Health retains pharmacy services with Service Benefit Plan, adds specialty pharmacy care

(Photo courtesy of CVS Health) CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit manager of CVS, is entering into a larger PBM contract with the Government-wide Service Benefit Plan, otherwise known as the Federal Employee Program. CVS Health has been the pharmacy benefit manager for the Service Benefit Plan, which has provided benefits to the federal workforce, since 1993. The new contract, which will be effective on January 1, 2022, allows CVS Health to regain the specialty pharmacy business it lost in 2018, and retain other services such as mail and retail. With specialty reintegrated into the pharmacy services, the goal is to deliver cost savings for Service Benefit Plan members, CVS said.

CDC: Almost 80% of teachers, school staff, and childcare workers have been partially vaccinated now

CDC: Almost 80% of teachers, school staff, and childcare workers have been partially vaccinated now Share on Facebook AllahpunditPosted at 11:27 am on April 7, 2021 Share on Facebook This seems like a very important data point in the Great School Reopening Debate, no? If more than three-quarters of adults who are around students every day have received their first dose, which alone provides 80 percent protection from infection, that’s a powerful argument that schools can reopen safely in the near term. And yet this announcement, despite its CDC pedigree, didn’t get much play in media yesterday and isn’t getting much play today. How come?

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