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Know Your Adversary: HC3 Shares Details of Chinese APT Groups Targeting the Healthcare Sector

HIPAA Journal

While at least one Chinese state-sponsored hacking group is known to conduct cyberattacks for financial gain, most groups conduct attacks for espionage purposes and to obtain intellectual property (IP) of interest to the government of the People’s Republic of China, such as IP related to medical technology and medicine.

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Using Legal Preparedness to Minimize Liability Barriers to Accessing Pandemic Vaccine and Medical Countermeasures

Bill of Health

Widespread international health emergencies, and particularly pandemics, can lead to a major imbalance of negotiating power between manufacturers and governments. Governments may face difficult policy decisions in their attempts to expeditiously control the spread of disease. Government, the U.S.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As CMIO of Urban Health Plan, a Bronx-based Federally-Qualified Health Center, Connelly-Flores has worked to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates via texting campaigns, online vaccine registration and other patient engagement projects focused on one of the areas in the U.S. New York City. hardest hit by the pandemic.

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Can Children Consent to the COVID Vaccine? The Case of Foster Care and Juvenile Justice

Bill of Health

Despite pediatric COVID-19 vaccine availability, many youth remain unvaccinated , and are thus at higher risk of life-altering outcomes as a result of contracting COVID-19. [1]. In this post, I argue that young people should have the opportunity to consent to vaccines. By Victoria Kalumbi.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 4 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

Commission in March 2015 after the publication, in December 2014, of the Q3D Guideline on Elemental Impurities (EI) by the International Council for Harmonization (ICH). Backgrounder – Government of Canada Investments in Biomanufacturing, Development of COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics, and Research, 18 May 2021.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 3 | Monthly Update 2021

SQA

Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports. The EU continues to be the leading provider of vaccines around the world.

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Health Provider News

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healthcare centers receive $935K in federal funding to provide free COVID-19 vaccines New CEO at Mt. healthcare centers receive $935K in federal funding to provide free COVID-19 vaccines New CEO at Mt. GoFundMe page COVID-19 hospitalizations rose all summer in Pa.