COVID-19

Last week, the Biden Administration ordered the U.S. Department of Labor to create an Emergency Temporary Standard through OHSA stating that all employers with more than 100 employees must vaccinate their workforce, or subject to weekly testing. Unsurprisingly, the announcement …

President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new COVID-19 Action Plan – Path Out of the Pandemic – which included new rounds of vaccine mandates for various industries.

The impact of COVID-19 on employers is evolving. Employers are challenged with how to provide a safe workplace for employees and customers. Some employers are exploring mandates or providing incentives to employees for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine. For those employers …

The FDA granted full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine — which will be marketed as Comirnaty. This applies to all Americans ages 16 and older, however, the vaccine is still available under Emergency Use Authorization for patients between the ages …

The Pfizer vaccine first was granted Emergency Use Authorization in December 2020, and the authorization was expanded to people ages 12 through 15 in May 2021, and continues to be available and for the administration of a third booster dose …

We’ve been hearing about booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine for a few months, and now it looks like they’re finally here. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention released a joint statement with the U.S Department of Health and …

This new search tool includes pricing of 60,000 pharmacies across the US, according to the blog post and link above. Naturally, as a pharmacist, I was curious so I took this search tool for a test drive today to check …

Indianapolis media reported Dr. Lindsay Weaver, Indiana’s chief medical officer, said Hoosier parents will be allowed to register their 12- to 15-year-old children beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday.

While some individuals and their employers have obtained medications through personal importation that appear to reduce the drug’s cost, the savings results are not universal and there are other considerations that as a pharmacist I think every employer and their …

The Indiana State Department of Health announced it would resume administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at its vaccination clinics over the weekend, according to the Indianapolis Star.

The Indiana State Department of Health announced Tuesday morning it will temporarily suspend usage of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the state’s clinics, the Indianapolis Star reports.

The Apex Benefits team has dug into the language of the American Rescue Plan, which was passed by the U.S. House Wednesday afternoon and was signed by President Biden Thursday.