CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county. The West Virginia Democrat asked for the inquiry on…
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A Single-County Measles Outbreak Cost Millions, Study Finds
A measles outbreak that infected 72 people in Washington State cost approximately $3.4 million, including costs of the public health response, medical treatment expenses, and productivity losses, according to a study published online March 12 in Pediatrics. With measles outbreaks…
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EHR Vendors Tweak Software to Support Mass Vaccination Efforts
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The two leading vendors of electronic health record (EHR) systems, Epic and Cerner, announced recently that they were supporting mass vaccination sites with specially designed software….
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