The Weekly Roundup is updated every Friday.
Topics
Biden mandates vaccines for private sector, federal employees, healthcare staff and more. Georgia's COVID-19 vaccination efforts boosted by scalable registration and booking tools. HHS issues $25.5B in COVID-19 relief funding aimed at rural, small providers.
An Alaska telehealth bill would expand access to telemedicine while banning business, state agencies and local governments from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations to access public spaces.
How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the healthcare industry and exposed its deficiencies as well as its strengths.
The U.S. health system spent roughly $5.7 billion between June and August on COVID-19 hospitalizations that could have been prevented with vaccines, according to new analysis.
Regions
Researcher finds bug in Australian government app that generates digital COVID-19 vaccine certificates. New Zealand eyes release of COVID-19 vaccination verification app by yearend. Healthdirect Australia funds online booking service at vaccine clinics. Workforce tool to manage and communicate vaccine policies introduced in Australia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new compendium of innovative health technologies for COVID-19 and other priority diseases.
