FILE PHOTO: In this Oct. 28, 2020, file photo, medical personnel don PPE while attending to a patient (not infected with COVID-19) at Bellevue Hospital in New York. Workers in New York City-run hospitals and health clinics will have to get vaccinated or get tested weekly under a policy announced Wednesday, July 21, 2021, to battle a rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.
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FILE PHOTO: In this Oct. 28, 2020, file photo, medical personnel don PPE while attending to a patient (not infected with COVID-19) at Bellevue Hospital in New York. Workers in New York City-run hospitals and health clinics will have to get vaccinated or get tested weekly under a policy announced Wednesday, July 21, 2021, to battle a rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious delta variant.
Airdate: Thursday, August 12, 2021
The COVID-19 virus continues to make headlines and lead newscasts. The Delta variant of the virus is now predominant throughout the country, causing an increase in positive cases and hospitalizations among the unvaccinated.
One positive note is that vaccination numbers are starting to inch up, which may help in the long term. Full FDA approval of at least one of the vaccines is expected in September and health officials believe this will also increase vaccination rates.
Dr. Gerald Maloney, MD., is the Chief Medical Officer for Geisinger Hospitals and he appears on Smart Talk Thursday to discuss the current pandemic situation and answer questions about the virus.
For more on public health issues plus a deeper look at the changing tide of healthcare–check out WITF’s Transforming Health. Online at TransformingHealth.org, a partnership of WITF, WellSpan Health and Capital Blue Cross.
