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Vaccination Efforts to Mitigate Pneumococcal Outbreaks

Pharmacy Times

The panel of healthcare professionals examines how strategic vaccination can effectively mitigate pneumococcal outbreaks, thereby reducing exposure risks to vulnerable populations in healthcare settings such as nursing homes and hospitals.

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At What Age Should Children Get the Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine?

BuzzRx

A varicella vaccine (chickenpox vaccine) is available. Please continue reading to find out at what age children should get the chickenpox vaccine. The varicella vaccine became available in the US in 1995. The chickenpox vaccine now prevents approximately 3.5 Who needs chickenpox vaccination?

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What Pharmacists Should Know About Medicare Open Enrollment 2023

Digital Pharmacist

Below is a quick summary to help your eligible patients prepare: Medicare Part A: Hospital insurance that includes inpatient and overnight hospital care, skilled nursing facility services, nursing home care, hospice care, and home health services. Breakdown of Medicare types and coverage.

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STAT+: Health care CEOs hauled in $4 billion last year as inflation pinched workers, analysis shows

STAT

But the sizable paydays highlight how every niche of health care — from Covid-19 vaccines and obscure technology to orthopedic implants and providing coverage to the nation’s poor — continued to supply its leaders with substantial sums of money even as more people struggled to afford food, housing, and, yes, health care.

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What Pharmacists Should Know About Medicare Open Enrollment 2024

Digital Pharmacist

Breakdown of Medicare Types and Coverage Below is a quick summary to help your eligible patients prepare: Medicare Part A: Hospital insurance that includes inpatient and overnight hospital care, skilled nursing facility services, nursing home care, hospice care, and home health services.

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Why we need to support healthcare’s vital acceleration

pharmaphorum

Think about recent technological breakthroughs such as mRNA vaccines and the potential for mRNA-based therapeutics, or the recent ramp up in vaccine production facilities – to name just a few examples. That’s what is relentlessly driving industry growth, as well as spurring innovation and efficiency.

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How to give back to the community during the holidays

SingleCare

Organize a free vaccination clinic for the community, or a health workshop where you teach the value of medication adherence. Visit a nursing home or staff an event at an after-school program or local recreation center. Pick a day when you and your coworkers can get involved in the community together. Adams, Pharm.D.