About Covid-19
Israel begins studying the effectiveness of a 4th vaccine dose: “Officials at Sheba Medical Center, near Tel Aviv, said that their study was the first of its kind in the world and involved administering an additional shot to 150 medical personnel who had received a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at least four months ago.”
CDC cuts isolation time recommended for people with asymptomatic coronavirus infections to five days: “Federal health officials shortened the recommended time Americans infected with coronavirus should isolate from 10 days to five if they are asymptomatic — a decision they said was driven by a growing body of research about when people are most infectious.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also cut the quarantine time to five days for those exposed to coronavirus who are not boosted. In addition, they recommended such people wear masks around others for an additional five days.”
About pharma
Pharmacy of the world: China’s quest to be the No. 1 drugmaker: A great review of pharma development and plans in China.
About hospitals and health systems
LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare close deal to form new company: “LifePoint Health and Kindred Health closed the deal on Thursday to form a new company of 61 Kindred Long Term Emergency Hospitals and 18 LifePoint Community Hospitals.
ScionHealth, which is expected to generate approximately $ 3.5 billion in annual revenue, is independently managed by former LifePoint and Kindred executives and a new board of directors. Kindred CEO Benjamin Breuer left the company after the close of the deal, but executives said the company does not expect ‘significant job losses’ or consolidation of service lines.”