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As Vaccine Gains Approval, Hospitals Scramble Over Which Workers to Prioritize
Still, hospital officials say they’re confident that those who want the vaccine won’t have to wait long.
OSHA Is Helping Employers Get Away With Underreporting Health Care Worker Deaths
Workplace safety regulators have taken a lenient stance toward employers during the pandemic.
Hundreds of Nursing Home Workers Are on Strike
The workers are demanding higher wages, hazard pay and better staffing.
Rural Hospitals Are Facing Unprecedented Challenges Amid Worsening Pandemic
Lack of resources, sick health care workers and the politicization of public health are among the challenges they face.
US Passes 250,000 COVID Deaths as Hospitals Brace for Holiday Surge
Health officials say conditions will worsen further with holiday travel and family gatherings for Thanksgiving.
COVID-Positive Health Care Staff Told to Stay on the Job in North Dakota
This comes as North Dakota faces one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 and grapples with health care staff shortages.
Hospitals Are Still Unprepared and Lack PPE After 9 Months of Pandemic
The nation's largest nurses' union estimates at least 2,000 frontline health care workers have died due to COVID-19.
Health Workers Don’t Need Heroizing Amid COVID Third Wave. They Need Resources.
Hospitals are not only running out of beds -- they're running out of staff.
New Research Shows Masks Are Helping Hold Down COVID Death Rates Significantly
As new cases in the U.S. hit a record high, health experts say masks are playing a tremendous role in preventing deaths.
Hospitals and Nursing Homes Are Failing to Separate COVID Patients
As recently as July, a survey of nurses found that 32 percent work in facilities without a dedicated COVID unit.