About 140,000 people across the state benefit from enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. Cutting them would be more expensive for everyone in the long run.
'We are able to give the vaccine now without a prescription. We just have to have a convo with the patient and review the screening form,' said Dr. Johnathan Hamrick, an Atlanta pharmacist.
Last year’s flu season was particularly severe, with the 280 pediatric flu-associated deaths nationwide, a record high, according to the CDC.
From shifting Covid-19 vaccine recommendations and a debate over Tylenol and autism, to declining Covid levels in New York and even a case of eastern equine encephalitis, there’s a lot to sort through.
After the FDA changed its regulations around the Covid vaccine to limit access, New York state crafted a workaround to preserve people’s ability to get a booster. Nonetheless, confusion has reigned in pharmacies across NYC.
The advisory panel to the CDC argued over who should get the new Covid vaccine. In the end, they decided to let people decide for themselves.
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It's a temporary solution, but you can now get a Covid-19 vaccine at New York pharmacies without a prescription.
A delay in recommendations from a CDC panel on who should get the shots has spurred Georgia pharmacies to require a prescription.
Unlike previous years, when the Covid vaccine was widely available at retail pharmacies, this year you may need a prescription.
Chaotic government processes and upheaval have left Covid vaccine recommendations in limbo, especially in New York.
Many drugstores in Georgia say they will require a prescription for the updated Covid vaccine until a federal committee makes firm recommendations on who should get the shot.
It’s not just the bugs: Recent events, from a bus crash in upstate New York to the close of a Legionnaires’ outbreak, show how fragile our systems can be, and how directly that fragility impacts our health.
Algal blooms at beaches and a bad year for hand, foot, and mouth disease are also part of the latest public health news for New York.
Friday’s shooting at the CDC follows years of backlash against public health since the pandemic. Bound by a commitment to protect people, public health workers aren’t giving up.
Research on mRNA vaccine technology led to rapid Covid shots and a Nobel Prize. Now HHS is ending support for that research, including a project at Emory University.
Federal agencies responsible for spelling out who should get vaccinated aren’t necessarily in sync, issuing seemingly contradictory recommendations. But insurers will likely cover the shots this year.
It’s been a tough week in New York City. Your Local Epidemiologist New York breaks down the latest on gun violence, Covid trends across the state, and a new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease.
New York state reports first West Nile virus cases of the season. In New York City, wastewater shows Covid is on the rise.