An optimistic forecast was posted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday with a promise of some vaccines by the end of the year. CDC said on a new page posted to its coronavirus website that at first there could be a limited supply, but it would increase after weeks and months of the initial release.
Hospitals failing to submit daily COVID-19 data could lose participation in Medicare, Medicaid
Hospitals that currently fail to report daily COVID-19 data have a few months to get in compliance. If they fail to do so, they will risk being thrown out of Medicare and Medicaid. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be sending notices to all hospitals about the requirements for reporting COVID-19 data to the Trump administration.
CDC reverses course on testing for asymptomatic people exposed to COVID-19
There has again been a change in guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after the public health officials, mentioning that asymptomatic people who come in contact with COVID-19 have to be tested.