Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: N.Y. restaurant fires waitress who wouldn’t get the vaccine

Jeanne Pinder February 22, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: N.Y. restaurant fires waitress who wouldn’t get the vaccine

“After nearly a year of the pandemic decimating New York City’s restaurant industry, forcing thousands of businesses to close permanently and costing tens of thousands of people their jobs, this month brought a glimmer of optimism,” Matthew Haag writes over at The New York Times. “Limited indoor dining has started again and restaurant workers, including […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: Mount Sinai cancels coming appointments

Jeanne Pinder February 15, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: Mount Sinai cancels coming appointments

Back in January, when I first became eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine as a 66-year-old New Yorker, I started scouting around for appointments. Mount Sinai in New York City was offering appointments online, so I snagged one for March 4. Meanwhile, I managed to get an earlier appointment, and went ahead, getting vaccinated with […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the superspreader event: He started a Covid-19 vaccine company. Then he hosted an event that infected many people.

Jeanne Pinder February 14, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the superspreader event: He started a Covid-19 vaccine company. Then he hosted an event that infected many people.

“At least 20 people contracted covid-19 at an indoor, mostly unmasked gathering for wealthy executives hosted by Peter Diamandis, the Singularity University and XPrize Foundation cofounder,” Eileen Guo writes over at MIT Technology Review. “At the time, a regional stay-at-home order made the gathering illegal. The outbreak wasn’t reported to authorities as required and rules […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: Availability expands in New York, and a new flood of seekers enters the fray

Jeanne Pinder

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: Availability expands in New York, and a new flood of seekers enters the fray

People with underlying conditions are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine in New York state tomorrow, Feb. 15. Today, Feb. 14, is the day that the online portals opened to such people for scheduling. And it was insane. Sites crashed. Tempers frayed. The people who had been having trouble booking before are still having trouble booking. […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: For caregivers, it’s a big challenge

Virginia Jeffries February 11, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the vaccine: For caregivers, it’s a big challenge

For Julie from Westchester County, N.Y., getting Covid would mean her mother would be stuck at home alone for two weeks. No doctor’s appointments, no visitors and very limited groceries. That’s because Julie, 50, is the primary caregiver for her mother, 76. She’s hoping that New York State will allow her to get the Covid […]

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How much does Truvada cost? Or, when your PEO insurance goes sideways

Jeanne Pinder February 8, 2021

How much does Truvada cost? Or, when your PEO insurance goes sideways

The man on the phone said his insurance company quintupled his premiums for next year, from $333 to $1,700, and he was really upset. He was even more upset that the only thing that had changed in his health care situation was that he had started taking Truvada, the anti-HIV drug. Truvada, also known as […]

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How much does olmesartan-HCTZ (Benicar) cost, $771.99 or $6?

Jeanne Pinder February 5, 2021

How much does olmesartan-HCTZ (Benicar) cost, $771.99 or $6?

A friend writes: So, I have three prescription drugs: two to lower my blood pressure, the other a potassium supplement needed because the two blood pressure medications leach potassium from my body — is this a great country, or what?! My pharmacy is my nearest grocery store. I changed my prescription drug plan effective 2021. […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and planning: What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? | MIT Technology Review

Jeanne Pinder February 3, 2021

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and planning: What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? | MIT Technology Review

“The first time Mary Ann Price logged into her employer’s system to schedule a vaccine, she found an appointment three days later at a nearby Walgreens pharmacy,” Cat Ferguson writes over at MIT Technology Review. “She woke up the next day to an email saying it had been canceled. So she logged in again and […]

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and diabetes: New link to the pandemic in newly diagnosed diabetics.

Jeanne Pinder

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and diabetes: New link to the pandemic in newly diagnosed diabetics.

“Mihail Zilbermint is used to treating diabetes — he heads a special team that cares for patients with the metabolic disorder at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md.,” Erin Blakemore wrote over at The Washington Post “But as the hospital admitted increasing numbers of patients with covid-19, his caseload ballooned. ‘Before, we used to manage maybe […]

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How much does Linzess cost? $468 or $600? Or maybe $3?

Jeanne Pinder February 1, 2021

How much does Linzess cost? $468 or $600? Or maybe $3?

A woman we know had a problem: Her doctor prescribed Linzess for constipation. But her insurance, the New York State version of Medicaid, wouldn’t cover it. So she would need to have $600 to get the medication, paying cash, or skip it. She had tried several other over-the-counter and lower-cost medications to resolve this problem. […]

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