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US appeals court walks back COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees

US appeals court walks back COVID-19 vaccine requirement for federal employees

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision to block the government from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal employees — reversing a previous ruling from a smaller panel of its own judges. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a rare en banc rehearing that a preliminary nationwide injunction on the […]

Axxess | A Complete Software Platform for Home Health Organizations

Axxess | A Complete Software Platform for Home Health Organizations

Axxess Home Health is the only home healthcare electronic medical records (EMR) platform designed to take advantage of a scalable, complete suite of products to run your entire organization. It’s easy-to-use, compliant and secure, so it’s no wonder why more than 9,000 organizations trust Axxess solutions to streamline operations, improve patient care and grow business. […]

Democrats blast Moderna CEO over plans to quadruple price of COVID-19 vaccine

Democrats blast Moderna CEO over plans to quadruple price of COVID-19 vaccine

Democratic senators lashed out at Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel in a Thursday hearing over his company’s plans to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. The current cost of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster is roughly $26 and the company is expected to raise the price up to $130 per dose in the U.S. once the […]

New study cites Wuhan raccoon dogs as possible origin of COVID-19

New study cites Wuhan raccoon dogs as possible origin of COVID-19

A new analysis of genetic information conducted by an international group of researchers has found evidence to suggest that COVID-19 originated from infected animals sold at a market in Wuhan, China. As first reported by The Atlantic, French evolutionary biologist Florence Débarre recently uncovered genetic data from the global virology database GISAID. The data had […]

House unanimously sends COVID-19 origins declassification bill to Biden’s desk

House unanimously sends COVID-19 origins declassification bill to Biden’s desk

The House unanimously approved a bill on Friday that would require the director of national intelligence (DNI) to declassify information related to the origins of COVID-19, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk for final approval. The legislation, titled the COVID-19 Origin Act, passed in a 419-0 vote, just over a week after the Senate […]

FDA approves first over-the-counter at-home test for COVID-19, flu

FDA approves first over-the-counter at-home test for COVID-19, flu

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first over-the-counter at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu on Friday.  The FDA said in a release that the test can differentiate between and detect Influenza A and B, which most commonly cause the flu in humans, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.  Jeff Shuren, […]

House GOP demands info from Fauci, other officials on COVID-19 origins

House GOP demands info from Fauci, other officials on COVID-19 origins

House Republicans are officially relaunching their investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic by calling for testimony and information from Anthony Fauci and other current and former Biden administration officials. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), the chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight and […]