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A zebra among the horses: Clinical implications of malaria in the United States
Huits R , Wallender E , Angelo KM , Libman M , Hamer DH . Ann Intern Med 2023 176 (9) 1269-1270 On 26 June 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network report about locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted Plasmodium vivax malaria. As of 19 July 2023, 7 cases in Florida (Sarasota County) and 1 in Texas (Cameron County) had been reported. Of note, the Texas case is unrelated to the Florida cases. All of the patients received treatment and have recovered. Active surveillance for additional cases by the state health departments and mosquito control measures are ongoing (1). |
Uninsured and not immune - closing the vaccine-coverage gap for adults
Wallender E , Peacock G , Wharton M , Walensky RP . N Engl J Med 2023 389 (3) 193-195 The U.S. Covid-19 vaccination strategy was simple: get safe and effective vaccines into arms as quickly as possible by making them free and accessible. This strategy worked: more than 670 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered to more than 270 million Americans by the end of the national public health emergency. As we look toward the fall, Covid-19 vaccines — the most effective tool for preventing severe disease — will largely be moving to the commercial market, where access to vaccines is often limited for adults without health insurance. | | In keeping with its pandemic-long goal of promoting equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, the Biden administration in April 2023 introduced the Health and Human Services Bridge Access Program for Covid-19 Vaccines and Treatments to cover Covid-19 vaccines for uninsured people through 2024. Conceived of as a temporary solution until a more comprehensive vaccine-access plan can be authorized and funded by Congress, the program would utilize more than $1 billion of Covid-19 funds to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to state and local health departments and associated providers, clinics supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and pharmacies. The fact that this program had to be created from scratch — with funding identified, contracts modified, and timelines and end points designated — speaks to the need for a sustainable, comprehensive vaccine program for uninsured adults, to provide protection against vaccine-preventable diseases for both eligible participants and the general public. |
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