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Sometime before 8 a.m. on Dec. 15, a health care worker asked Elizabeth Cote if she was ready.
“I’m ready,” she replied, as the clicking of news cameras filled the room. The health care worker then jabbed the shot into Cote’s arm.
The Bayhealth nurse let out a sigh of relief. In that moment, Cote became the first Delawarean and first health care worker to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yet, more than two months later, it s unclear how many have followed her. State officials have received anecdotal reports that some health care workers have been hesitant to receive the shot.
Delaware News Journal
Sometime before 8 a.m. on Dec. 15, a health care worker asked Elizabeth Cote if she was ready.
“I’m ready,” she replied, as the clicking of news cameras filled the room. The health care worker then jabbed the shot into Cote’s arm.
The Bayhealth nurse let out a sigh of relief. In that moment, Cote became the first Delawarean and first health care worker to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yet, more than two months later, it s unclear how many have followed her. State officials have received anecdotal reports that some health care workers have been hesitant to receive the shot.
MyHealthMath Releases Health Benefits Equity Audit
Free new tool helps employers eliminate inequitable benefit design and promote workplace DEI
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PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ MyHealthMath today announced a new health benefits equity audit to help employers optimize their benefit design to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Employers can use the audit to learn whether employees across income levels and demographics have an equal opportunity to choose a cost-effective health plan.
Traditional common benefit designs are often inequitable, a fact unrecognized by many. Lower wage earners are more likely to overpay for health insurance by as much as $1,700 per year according to one recent study. Overpaying for health insurance makes it difficult for people to afford healthcare and save for retirement. By striking at both health and wealth, this inequity is particularly pernicious in its disparate impact on
Since receiving the Pfizer vaccine Dec. 14, Delaware has vaccinated 750 healthcare workers across the state.
Delaware’s six health systems, and three sites of one long-term care organization were all part of the vaccine’s phased rollout.
The 750 vaccines administered are current as of noon Dec. 18, officials said, and the number will change as more frontline workers receive the vaccine. Up-to-date totals are expected to be posted at de.gov/healthycommunity in the coming days.
“Our frontline healthcare workers continue to lead by example, and I want to thank all of those Delawareans who rolled up their sleeves this week and received the vaccine,” said Gov. John Carney in a press release. “Your hard work and leadership will get us through this crisis. As our healthcare workers know, we continue to face a winter surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.”