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Children at risk from falling UK vaccination rates, warn doctors | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Children risk becoming ‘unseen victims of the COVID-19 pandemic’, with evidence suggesting they may be missing routine vaccinations, warn researchers.
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Children at risk from falling UK vaccination rates, warn doctors | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Children risk becoming ‘unseen victims of the COVID-19 pandemic’, with evidence suggesting they may be missing routine vaccinations, warn researchers.
My eldest lads school have really been pushing the kids who haven`t had the HVP vaccination to come in and get it.
Matters aren`t helped when you`ve got celebs coming out as anti vac.
You`ve only got to look what happened after the MMR jab after Tony Blair refused to state whether his kids had had it.
BlueStevie35
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NHS have announced today’s figure as 23, the 18th day in a row that hospital figures are sub 100. It’s 2 up on yesterday and 2 up on last Monday. 19 of these were in English hospitals, one up on yesterday and one down on last Monday with 17 occurring in the past 10 days
In one of the COVID bills passed by Congress early on, money was set aside to cover COVID related medical costs. Whether it will be enough....
As with most things about US healthcare the answer is ”it’s complicated” and depends on who (if anyone) provides an individual’s insurance and what state you live in. Even then some bits are unclear.
Five Things to Know about the Cost of COVID-19 Testing and Treatment | KFF
This brief answer key questions on affordability of COVID-19 testing and treatment for people who are uninsured and those insured through private coverage, Medicare, and Medicaid.
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Two Friends in Texas Were Tested for Coronavirus. One Bill Was $199. The Other? $6,408.
It’s an example of the unpredictable way health prices can vary for patients who receive identical care.
The two got drive-through tests at Austin Emergency Center in Austin. The center advertises a “minimally invasive” testing experience in a state now battling one of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. Texas recorded 5,799 new cases Sunday, and recently reversed some if its reopening policies.They both recalled how uncomfortable it was to have the long nasal swab pushed up their noses. Ms. LeBlanc’s eyes started to tear up; Mr. Harvey felt as if the swab “was in my brain.”Their tests came back with the same result — negative, allowing the trip to go ahead — but the accompanying bills were quite different.
The emergency room charged Mr. Harvey $199 in cash. Ms. LeBlanc, who paid with insurance, was charged $6,408.
“I assumed, like an idiot, it would be cheaper to use my insurance than pay cash right there,” Ms. LeBlanc said. “This is 32 times the cost of what my friend paid for the exact same thing.” Ms. LeBlanc’s health insurer negotiated the total bill down to $1,128. The plan said she was responsible for $928 of that.
During the pandemic, there has been wide variation between what providers bill for the same basic diagnostic test, with some charging $27, others $2,315. It turns out there is also significant variation in how much a test can cost two patients at the same location.
For those that are interested in antibody testing and want to get really nerdy...
Independent Evaluations of COVID-19 Serological Tests
Independent Evaluations of COVID-19 Serological Tests
I appreciate you trying to put a positive spin on things but these figures are simply made up mate.
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If you are insured you'll be covered. Insurance companies aren't going bankrupt over COVID or anything. They are actually making $$$$$ due to all the doctor appts and elective procedures being cancelled.
If you aren't insured, you are #$%^ed. You'll get a bill from anywhere from 100K to infinity, not pay it because of course you won't its 100K and you are probably unemployed/in a low wage job. The very least will be your credit rating will be obliterated, which is actually kinda a big deal. depending on your states bankruptsy laws you could lose your house.
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Genuine question, and I say that cos the question may sound trite.
But in Merica, if someone in hospital dies of Covid, (or anything come to that), do the hospitals go after the surviving family for their bill?
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