Around the nation: Cuomo s top aides reportedly omitted Covid-19 nursing home deaths in report
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo s (D) top aides allegedly pressured state health officials to remove data showing more than 9,000 nursing home residents had died of Covid-19 from a July 2020 report, sources have told multiple news outlets, in today s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, New York, and Michigan.
California: The
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance on Wednesday announced nine great apes at the
San Diego Zoo had become the first nonhuman primates to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. The alliance said four orangutans and five bonobos had received two doses of an experimental vaccine developed by the veterinary pharmaceuticals company
Paul Brassil of
Medfield has joined the company as senior vice president/chief information officer and will oversee PCU’s information technology and digital innovation efforts.
Brassil has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology leadership field with entities such as Commonwealth Medicine (a division of UMass Medical School), the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, EMC Corp. and Siemens IT Solutions and Services Inc.
He holds an MS in computer information systems from Bentley University in
Waltham and a BA in Business Administration from Bridgewater State University.
Brassil s community involvement spans initiatives focused on workforce development and industry leadership serving as a member of the Tech Hire Advisory Group of Boston’s Private Industry Council (comprised of Boston CIOs developing summer intern programs for low/moderate income students in the Boston Public Schools); an adviser for Fintech Women (helping women in banking/finance/fintech a
With a third Covid-19 vaccine now authorized in the United States, distribution is set to ramp up in the coming weeks. Courthouse News talked to medical experts about possible vaccine side effects, and what to know before booking an appointment.
Volunteers and health care workers carry out a mass vaccination campaign at the former site of a Sears department store in a partnership with San Diego County, the city of Chula Vista and Sharp HealthCare. (Courthouse News photo/Barbara Leonard)
(CN) As the United States closes in on three months of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, more than 57 million people have been able to receive at least one shot. The recent authorization of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine means more Americans will be able to make an appointment soon.
03/05/2021 | Press release | Archived content
White House Announces Additional Policy Staff
Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris announced the appointments of additional policy staff who will serve with the White House COVID Response Team, Domestic Climate Policy Office, Domestic Policy Council, and National Economic Council. These qualified, impressive, and dedicated individuals reflect the diversity and strength of America and will play critical roles advancing the Biden-Harris Administration s commitment to tackling the crises we face and building back our country better.
Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order and by White House office:
COVID Response Team
Charles Anderson, Director of Economic Policy and Budget for the COVID-19 Response Team
Duggan welcomes J&J COVID shots after prior comments come under fire
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan appeared Friday to walk back comments he made this week after turning down doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine amid pushback from public health experts.
The more positive comments about the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine came on the same day that President Joe Biden s senior adviser on COVID response claimed Duggan s comments were misinterpreted. The mayor s office issued Friday afternoon a more forceful endorsement of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The developments followed a statement earlier in the week by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that advised Catholics against taking the vaccine if given a choice.