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Corona
Tracking COVID-19 Vaccines Around the World https://www.visualcapitalist.com/tracking-covid-19-vaccines-around-the-world/
No More ICU Beds at the Main Public Hospital in the Nation’s Largest County https://khn.org/news/article/no-more-icu-beds-at-the-main-public-hospital-in-the-nations-largest-county-as-covid-surges/
The inside story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/trump-covid-pandemic-dark-winter/?tid=ss_tw
Front-line essential workers and adults 75 and over should be next to get the coronavirus vaccine, a CDC advisory group says https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/20/covid-vaccine-front-line-workers/?tid=ss_tw
Major U.S. companies are lobbying in a scrum for early vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/20/companies-unions-early-access-covid-vaccine/
More Americans — Of All Political Persuasions — Are Donning Masks https://khn.org/MTIzMDQyNQ
Biden makes tackling racial, ethnic inequities during coronavirus pandemic a priority https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/15/biden-covid-racial-inequities/?tid=ss_tw
How Will Moderna Meet The Demand For Its COVID-19 Vaccine? https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/12/17/947628608/how-will-moderna-meet-the-demand-for-its-covid-19-vaccine?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Early data show two doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine provoked good immune response https://reut.rs/2LNVBlp
Supreme Court rejects Christian school's push for COVID-19 carve-out https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/530747-supreme-court-rejects-christian-schools-push-for-covid-19-carve-out#.X96EqrdIjuU.twitter
Hospitals boost security, seek to stop vaccine 'line-jumping' https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/530658-hospitals-boost-security-seek-to-stop-vaccine-line-jumping#.X96CRPuTXp4.twitter
KFF Health Tracking Poll – December 2020: COVID-19 and Biden’s Health Care Agenda – Findings ( Poll: Large Majorities Now Say They Wear Masks Regularly and Can Continue Social Distancing ) https://www.kff.org/355ca25/ Many important findings.
Covid-19 is devastating communities of color. Can vaccines counter racial inequity? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/18/covid-vaccine-racial-equity/
US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-clears-moderna-vaccine-for-covid-19-2nd-shot-in-arsenal/2020/12/18/74da0f30-4193-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.html?tid=ss_tw
In world’s first study, Israeli researchers successfully prove that UV light kills COVID-19 https://www.israelnewsstand.com/in-worlds-first-study-israeli-researchers-successfully-prove-that-uv-light-kills-covid-19/
Walgreens Begins Vaccinating 3 Million Nursing Home Residents And Staff via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2020/12/18/walgreens-begins-vaccinating-3-million-nursing-home-residents-and-staff/
If necessary, the U.S. should pay people to get a COVID-19 vaccine https://brook.gs/3p63zor via @BrookingsInst
With Vaccine Delivery Imminent, Nursing Homes Must Make a Strong Pitch to Residents https://khn.org/MTIyOTAzMQ
Gaps in Cost Sharing Protections for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Could Spark Public Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccine Costs https://www.kff.org/cb90e30/
WHO-linked plan to start global vaccine rollout in first half of 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/coronavirus-vaccine-who-covax/2020/12/18/2a87ea74-4139-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.html?tid=ss_tw
A California hospital struggles to keep pace with the pandemic http://wapo.st/california-hospitals?tid=ss_tw
Inoculated health-care workers are now ambassadors for the coronavirus vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-vaccine-health-care-ambassadors/2020/12/18/0c08298e-3ef9-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Britain tightens lockdowns over virus mutation with ‘significantly faster’ transmission rates https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/coronavirus-mutation-britain-lockdown/2020/12/19/fd010eea-4206-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Moderna vaccine shipments set to arrive in states on Monday, Operation Warp Speed logistics chief says https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/19/moderna-vaccine-shipments-set-arrive-states-monday-operation-warp-speed-operations-chief-says/?tid=ss_tw
Front-line essential workers and adults 75 and over should be next to get the coronavirus vaccine, a CDC advisory group says https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/20/covid-vaccine-front-line-workers/?tid=ss_tw
Major U.S. companies are lobbying in a scrum for early vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/20/companies-unions-early-access-covid-vaccine/?tid=ss_tw
Regional health officials prepare for Week 2 of vaccinations, with Moderna coming https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/vaccine-update-maryland-virginia-dc/2020/12/20/cb3d107e-4013-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw
A pandemic side effect: Used masks polluting California coastal waters https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ppe-pollution-oceans-covid/2020/12/10/91c28e98-3990-11eb-80ac-d1978d86bc9c_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Politics
Biden makes tackling racial, ethnic inequities during coronavirus pandemic a priority https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/15/biden-covid-racial-inequities/?tid=ss_tw
45,000 names, 130 packets of information, and gut instincts: How Biden is managing his transition https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-cabinet-transition/2020/12/17/f999d2b8-3c03-11eb-98c4-25dc9f4987e8_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Senate majority leader announces approximately $900 billion deal on emergency relief package https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/20/stimulus-congress/?tid=ss_tw
Deborah Lipstadt: For those who want to fight antisemitism, the choice in Georgia is clear http://jd.fo/ygyO via @jdforward
More than 1.3 million Georgians have already voted in the Senate runoffs, rivaling general election turnout https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-runoff-early-vote/2020/12/20/6f78c0c0-414f-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Pictures show mountains of mail not getting delivered https://fox8.com/news/i-team/pictures-show-mountains-of-mail-not-getting-delivered/
'Cautiously optimistic' on Obamacare lawsuit, Becerra to focus on health disparities at HHS https://politi.co/3gZqwqr
Trump contradicts Pompeo in bid to downplay massive hack of U.S. government, Russia’s role https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/russia-is-behind-the-broad-ongoing-cyber-spy-campaign-against-the-us-government-and-private-sector-pompeo-says/2020/12/19/8c850cf0-41b3-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Opinion | Trump saved the worst for last https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/20/trump-saved-worst-last/?tid=ss_tw
A President Who Can’t Put Aside Grudges, Even for Good News https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/us/politics/trump-republican-party-future.html?smid=tw-share
Finance
2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Chartbook just released. https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/2018-medicare-current-beneficiary-survey-annual-chartbook-and-slides.zip (I worked for 26 years at the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
The future of the workplace remains uncertain, with 72% of employees wanting to work remotely at least 2 days a week when offices open up. To help HR leaders navigate 2021, here are 5 priorities from @PwC. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/five-priorities-for-hr-leaders-on-the-way-to-recovery/
Pandemic Proof: The Most Loved Brands of COVID-19 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/pandemic-proof-the-most-loved-brands-of-covid-19/
Europe is paying less than U.S. for many coronavirus vaccines https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/eu-coronavirus-vaccines-cheaper-than-united-states/2020/12/18/06677e34-4139-11eb-b58b-1623f6267960_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Housing inequality gets worse as the COVID-19 pandemic is prolonged https://brook.gs/3h1C64n via @BrookingsInst
Preparing U.S. workers for the post-COVID economy: Higher education, workforce training and labor unions https://brook.gs/34cUXEw via @BrookingsInst
Blueprints for American Renewal & Prosperity https://www.brookings.edu/blueprints-for-american-renewal-and-prosperity/ via @BrookingsInst
Medicare Payment Reform’s Next Decade: A Strategic Plan For The Center For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation | Health Affairs Blog https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hblog20201216.672904#.X91Ojwf_Vg4.twitter
Gaps in Cost Sharing Protections for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment Could Spark Public Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccine Costs https://www.kff.org/cb90e30/
Pictures show mountains of mail not getting delivered https://fox8.com/news/i-team/pictures-show-mountains-of-mail-not-getting-delivered/
Russian cyber attack against US: Worst may be yet to come, experts fear, as Trump remains mum https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/18/russian-cyber-attack-worst-may-yet-come-solarwinds-hacking/3956223001/
Schools, caught by pandemic and confronting systemic racism, jettison testing for
admissions https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/nyc-schools-admissions-change-segregation/2020/12/18/6dd18590-4163-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html?tid=ss_tw
ACA plans prove popular as millions lose jobs, health insurance amid pandemic https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-health-insurance-aca-signups/2020/12/18/06879910-40a5-11eb-9453-fc36ba051781_story.html?tid=ss_tw
Report finds new AP computer science course is diversifying the field https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/12/13/advanced-placement-computer-science/?tid=ss_tw
Major U.S. companies are lobbying in a scrum for early vaccine https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/20/companies-unions-early-access-covid-vaccine/
The new normal for concerts could involve mixed-reality holograms https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/16/holograms-musicians-innovations/?tid=ss_tw
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