Medical Personnel

'They wish they knew': Unvaccinated hospitalized patients say they regret not getting the shot A year and a half into the pandemic, low vaccination rates and the rise of the delta variant threaten to cripple some hospital systems. NBC News

To describe Dr. Ryan Dare as frustrated would be a gross understatement.

The health care workforce is understaffed for life after Covid-19 - STAT Too few medical assistants, pharmacy technicians, and others in the health care workforce will complicate post-Covid medical care. Patrick Skerrett STAT

As the U.S. gradually unburies itself from the Covid-19 pandemic, some people have been sounding the alarm about looming shortages of physicians and nurses. They should be equally worried about shortages of others in the health care workforce, like medical assistants, pharmacy technicians, dental assistants, and more.

Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress ... Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent ... CDCMMWR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Among 26,174 surveyed state, tribal, local, and territorial public health workers, 53.0% reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition in the past 2 weeks. Symptoms were more prevalent among those who were unable to take time off or worked ≥41 hours per week.

What are the implications for public health practice?

America is ready to return to normal. Biden’s CDC chief isn’t so sure. The CDC faces its biggest test yet: loosening its public safety guidance as the pandemic recedes, while simultaneously trying to prevent infection rates from spiking. Erin Banco POLITICO

The newly installed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had one big request for agency employees at an all-hands meeting in March: Don’t talk to the press without permission.