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COVID ‘Compromise’ on International IP Underscores Need for New Approach

Bill of Health

Physical products like vaccines do not neatly fit this definition. As we have seen, due to vaccine nationalism , vaccine supplies purchased by one mean they are unavailable to others. However, IP is different; it cannot be used up the way vaccines can. Countries could use existing laws to mandate knowledge sharing.

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Can Employers Ask for Proof of Vaccination?

Total HIPAA

Can an employer require that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination? The EEOC has stated that employers may encourage or require COVID-19 vaccinations if their policies comply with the ADA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and other relevant state and federal workplace laws.¹.

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June Regulatory Update

Verisys

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule update concerning guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTC) and Intermediate Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID).

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Consumers’ Trust In Pharmacists As Providers Grows Along with Omnichannel Health Care

Jane Sarashon

Millions of people received COVID-19 vaccinations from pharmacies in their communities, close to home, experiencing high levels of patient satisfaction. By 2025, some 47% of healthcare workers plan to leave their positions by 2025, asserted in a report from Definitive Healthcare published in October 2022.

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How the Life Sciences Industry Can Boost Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

HIT Consultant

The FDA is attempting to address this, having issued guidelines related to diversity in clinical trials in November 2020 – perhaps prompted by widespread media coverage of the fact that the black members of the society and other people of color were underrepresented in clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines.

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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

Bill of Health

Like the Open COVID Pledge before it, Moderna’s pledge expressly states that it is valid only “ while the pandemic continues. Moderna remains willing to license its technology for COVID-19 vaccines to manufacturers in these countries on commercially reasonable terms” (emphasis added). Pfizer made such a vaccine.

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February 2022 State Regulatory Developments

New Jersey Healthcare Blog

This notice adds definitions for the term’s “telehealth” and “telemedicine.” This notice adds definitions for the term’s “telehealth” and “telemedicine.” This notice adds definitions for “face to face,” “telehealth,” and “telemedicine.” The notice adds the definitions “face to face,” “telehealth,” and “telemedicine.”