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Ed Secretary quits, HE leaders decry attack on US Capitol The United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has resigned and US higher education leaders have reacted with horror and condemnation to the mob riot on Wednesday 6 January which breached the US Capitol, where Congressmen were meeting to certify the presidential election results, forcing them to run to shelter in fear of their lives. Five people, including one law enforcement officer, died during or as a result of the invasion, as supporters of President Donald Trump disrupted the ceremony for certification of the election result...

Veronica Main will receive an MBE The New Year’s Honours list revealed earlier this week saw a number of Buckinghamshire residents recognised for their outstanding work in supporting key services and communities. Charity stalwarts, Covid-19 heroes, healthcare champions, a councillor and volunteers were just some of the recipients of these prestigious awards. Among the more unusual efforts being honoured were those of Veronica Main, from Hazlemere, who will receive an MBE for services to Straw Hat Plaiting and Endangered Crafts Skills. Ms Main was nominated by the Heritage Crafts Ass...

Pinkerton: Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Shows America’s ‘Can-Do’ Spirit Is Back V is for . . .  In addition to “V” for “Virus,” we can add that “V” stands also for “Vaccine.”  Furthermore, “V” is for “Victory.”  At least in the healthcare sector, America Has Been Made Great Again. One of the architects of that victory is Gen. Gustave Perna, a four-star who took leave from the U.S. Army’s Materiel Command to become chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed (OWS); as Perna explained the stakes of the struggle at a press briefing on December 12: We’re a...

email article Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Hospitals Struggle to Prioritize Vaccine Hospitals are struggling to decide who should receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine first among their workforce, sometimes having to choose certain teams and personnel over others, according to A CDC advisory committee recommended that healthcare workers be among the first recipients of the new vaccine, approved just last week by the FDA, and that hospitals target those deemed most at-risk. B...

WaPo Dec 15, 2020 4:20 PM ET In fact, the lightning-fast development of two leading coronavirus vaccines happened both because of and despite Trump — perhaps the most anti-science president in modern history, who has previously flirted with anti-vaccine views and savaged those who cited scientific evidence to press for basic public health measures in response to the pandemic. The lifelong businessman who refused to wear a mask himself was able to understand vaccines as something else entirely: a deliverable that he could make happen with money. Unlike a mask, a vaccine represented a display...