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FDA Gives Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration today granted full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals age 16 and over. The vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty, is the first COVID-19 vaccine to go beyond emergency use status in the United States.

CDC research documents vaccination efficacy trends among front-line health care workers, Los Angeles COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released research highlighting two important trends emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding vaccines’ current effectiveness.

Study: Diabetes increasing among U.S. youth

The estimated number of U.S. residents under age 20 with type 1 diabetes increased 45% from 2001 to 2017 to 215 per 100,000, while the number with type 2 diabetes increased 95% to 67 per 100,000, according to a federally funded study published in JAMA.

NIH seeks comments on maternal health research gaps

The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health is accepting comments through Sept. 15 to assist with identifying research gaps and pitfalls in clinical practice related to women’s health issues.

NAIC targets deceptive marketing of health insurance products

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has formed a working group to address deceptive marketing of health plans and other products that “lead consumers to believe they are purchasing comprehensive health coverage when they are really purchasing coverage that does not cover all pre-existing conditions or hospital care.”

AHA’s chief nursing officer, AONL CEO to speak at World Health Congress

Robyn Begley, AHA’s chief nursing officer, senior vice president for workforce and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, will be a featured speaker during the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress.

FBI alerts organizations to OnePercent Group ransomware attacks, mitigations

The FBI alerted U.S. organizations to ransomware attacks by a group using phishing emails to access victim networks and download Cobalt Strike threat emulation software.

AHA raises concerns with prototype PAC payment model

AHA raised “substantial concerns” with the prototype payment model that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and RTI International are developing for the new unified post-acute care prospective payment system required by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.

Agencies to defer enforcing certain No Surprise Act, Transparency in Coverage requirements

As requested by the AHA, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury will defer enforcement of the good faith estimate for insured patients and advanced explanation of benefit requirements in the No Surprises Act, according to new FAQs released Friday
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H-ISAC TLP White HC3 Sector Alert - Fortiweb Zero-Day Vulnerability August 19, 2021

A zero-day command injection vulnerability has been identified in Fortinet’s FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF) and effects versions 6.3.11 and earlier.