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‘Unsustainable’ Squeeze Grips U.S. Hospitals on Covid Labor Cost

Hospitals are starting to emerge from the worst of COVID-19, but one consequence has persisted: They still have to pay workers more.

Health workers talk with a patient via Facebook video chat. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Moves to Widen Use of Pfizer Covid Pill as Supply Grows

The Biden administration will allow all pharmacies to order Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 therapy pill, as it looks to boost access to the promising drug as the supply increases.

Boxes of Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid antiviral medication. Photo: Bloomberg.

World Moves From Shortages to Possible Glut of COVID-19 Vaccines

After racing to build capacity and meet once seemingly insatiable orders for COVID-19 shots, the global vaccine industry is facing waning demand as many late-to-market producers fight over a slowing market.

An employee handles vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. Photo: Bloomberg.

Johnson & Johnson Halts Supply of Personal-Care Products in Russia

Johnson & Johnson suspended the supply of its personal-care products in Russia due to the “increasing scale of the humanitarian crisis” caused by the war in Ukraine.

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When Globalization Meets Just-in-Time in the Medical Supply Chain

Michael Einhorn, chief executive of Dealmed, has been troubled for a good long while about the strategies commonly deployed when it comes to the supply chain for medical supplies.

A health care professional prepares a medical swab test. Photo: Getty.

Getting the COVID-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries

As of mid-December, 61.4% of Americans were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — a rate that disease experts say is inadequate to eradicate the virus. But it’s far better than the shockingly low numbers of some developing countries, where vaccination rates are still in the single digits.

Staff members load COVID-19 vaccine equipment onto a boat during a vaccine drive on the remote Philippine island of San Salvador. Photo: Bloomberg.

Covid Testing Kits Could Be Harder to Find, Thanks to Supreme Court

If you’ve attempted to purchase an at-home COVID-19 test recently, you may have walked away from the store empty-handed. There’s been a nationwide shortage of at-home tests that hit at nearly the same time as the Omicron variant began to peak in almost every state.

A close up of the Supreme Court of the United States. Photo: Getty Images.

Nightmare Vaccine Logistics Are Prolonging the Global Pandemic

Lack of supply was the biggest threat initially to the vaccination programs of developing nations. Now, it’s logistics.

A worker moves a case into a temperature-controlled vaccine shipping container. Photo: Bloomberg.

Omicron’s Surge Gives Bosses a Reason to Order Shots Biden Can’t

The U.S. Supreme Court may have rejected a federal rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing, but businesses threatened by omicron’s spread might be forced to implement one anyway to protect the workers they have and keep factories open.

Baskets of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

Covid Test Makers Struggle to Cope With Whiplash From Omicron

As the omicron variant sends U.S. Covid case numbers soaring to new records and drugstores and walk-in clinics clamor for test kits, suppliers have been struggling with their own mounting problems.

A health care worker gathers COVID-19 tests. Photo: Bloomberg.

Covid Is Forcing Supply Chains to Finally Modernize

Supply chain digitization is the shortest path to improved efficiency, resiliency, speed and, ultimately, cost.

A surgeon wears a 3D printed face shield while inspecting a patient. Photo: Bloomberg.

Leveraging Supply Chain Management Systems to Relieve Burden on Clinicians

Even during a health-care crisis, clinicians shouldn't be burdened with inventory or supply chain decision making.

A health-care worker sorts through inventory. Photo: Shutterstock.

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