Wednesday, January 19, 2022: Providers

The CMS published new COVID-19 vaccination deadlines for many health care workers in light of the Supreme Court ruling. The new deadlines require providers to make sure their employees have had at least one shot by February 14 and are fully vaccinated by March 15,...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: D.C. News

Democrats are putting pressure on the Biden administration to ramp up its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Democratic senators sent a letter to the White House expressing “grave concern” with the state of the pandemic response, saying it had too often been...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: Life Sciences

A small study of Israeli medical workers found that a fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID-19 vaccine wasn’t enough to prevent infection with the Omicron variant. However, the extra shot did raise antibody levels. The trial’s lead researcher said the...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: M&A

Unilever PLC said it is looking to expand further into health after making a $68 billion bid for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) PLC’s consumer health business. The acquisition would expand Unilever’s reach in oral care, vitamins, and over-the-counter medications....