Population Health
Two vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna have released efficacy data showing that each candidate is more than 90% effective.
Many fear that a lack of cooperation between the two administrations could slow the rollout of vaccines and ultimately lead to more deaths.
Early on in the pandemic, New York City was an epicenter for COVID-19 and had roughly 5% of the world's confirmed cases.
Such caregivers can greatly improve quality for patients, yet there are hurdles to true integration with formal care teams.
The numbers are up from 2019 Week 1, but there are also more days in this year's snapshot period.
Providers are also looking for full accelerated payment forgiveness for all hospitals, among other provisions.
Although Medicare won't pay for monoclonal antibody treatments that providers receive for free, it will reimburse for the infusion.
This allows for the distribution and emergency use of the antibody treatment, administered via intravenous infusion.
These differences could have public health ramifications, as even modest reductions in social contacts can reduce infection and eventual death rates.
Up to 50 million doses could be available globally by the end of the year, with that number climbing to 1.3 billion in 2021.