On Monday, the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) announced that it would require its medical employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This extends to all health care personnel working in VA facilities, including physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, expanded-function dental auxiliaries and chiropractors. The agency — now the […]
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Nobel-winning UN Food Agency Warns Of ‘Hunger Pandemic’ Worse Than Covid
Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony held online because of the coronavirus, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Thursday of a “hunger pandemic” it said could be worse than Covid-19. “Because of so many wars, climate change, the widespread use of hunger as a political and military weapon, […]
Second Covid wave may have peaked in France: health agency
France may be past the worst of its second wave of coronavirus infections, the country’s health agency said Friday, warning however that protective measures should be kept in place. Thanks to curfews and lockdowns, confirmed new infections dropped 40 percent last week, admissions to hospital fell 13 percent, and the […]
New Mexico appoints leader to health agency amid virus surge
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is tapping a public health expert from the University of New Mexico to lead its Health Department amid surging rates of coronavirus infection and hospitalizations. Physician Tracie Collins was appointed Wednesday to lead an agency that is a cornerstone of the New Mexico’s […]
Cyberattack targets Montreal health agency, forcing it to go off-line
MONTREAL — A Montreal health agency has been forced off-line as authorities deal with a cyberattack. © Provided by The Canadian Press Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube said Thursday that specific attacks hit systems at the regional health agency covering west-central Montreal, which oversees the Jewish General Hospital among other […]
California police agency sued by 14-year veteran for ageism
Sandy Richards spent 30 years in law enforcement, working her way up from being a Yolo County 911 dispatcher to running the civilian side of the Citrus Heights Police Department, where she had worked since 2006. “I bleed blue,” Richards said. “I loved being a steward of the taxpayer’s money, […]
Health Agency Halts Coronavirus Ad Campaign, Leaving Santa Claus in the Cold
A federal health agency halted a public-service coronavirus advertising campaign funded by $250 million in taxpayer money after it offered a special vaccine deal to an unusual set of essential workers: Santa Claus performers. As part of the plan, a top Trump administration official wanted the Santa performers to promote […]
Global health agency urges vaccine safety trials
MIAMI — The Pan American Health Organization has expressed reservations over reports that institutions in the region were negotiating to manufacture and distribute a new COVID-19 vaccine announced by Russia that has yet to go through standard, extensive safety and efficacy trials. The organization’s deputy director, Jarbas Barbosa, said in […]
Critics say federal agency is where workplace COVID-19 complaints go to die
The complaints have poured in from Florida work sites since the start of the pandemic. From a Miami prison where staff allegedly weren’t provided proper protective equipment. From a whistleblower at a Panhandle plasma donation center where employees who were visibly sick and awaiting COVID-19 test results allegedly still came […]