Optimism grows as more COVID-19 vaccines inch closer to emergency use authorization
Local doctor expects two more applications to FDA in weeks Share Updated: 11:16 PM EST Jan 21, 2021
Local doctor expects two more applications to FDA in weeks Share Updated: 11:16 PM EST Jan 21, 2021
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Show Transcript WEEK AND HE BELIEVES ASTRAZENECA WILL SOON FOLLOW. I THINK BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT SOONER,I THINK WE’LL HAVE FOUR VACCINES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR COVID. DAN: A PROMISING TIMELINE, AND A BOOSTER SHOT OF HOPE. THE GOOD THING IS THAT ALL THESE VACCINES CAN BE PRODUCED QUICKL DAN: DOCTOR ROBERT FRENCK IS STUDYING THE PFIZER AND ASTRAZENECA VACCINES AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. HE SAYS ASTRAZENECA DATA FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS BEING ORGANIZED AS IT PREPARES TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY US AUTHORIZATION THROUGH THE FO AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. FRENCK EXPECTS JOHNSON AND JOHNSON’S ONE-DOSE VACCINE
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Widex Inc. today announced that it has been recognized by Digital Trends Media Group with a Tech for Change Award at CES 2021 for its WIDEX MOMENT™ hearing aids. Recipients were selected based on innovations intended to make the world a better place, as displayed during CES.
Digital Trends is one of the world s most well-respected consumer technology publications, and is widely viewed as the authoritative voice promoting the technologies influencing and impacting consumers across the globe.
WIDEX MOMENT was selected for having pioneered the first digital hearing aid to incorporate dual artificial intelligence engines to improve real-time listening. Furthermore, the WIDEX MOMENT leverages ZeroDelay™ technology to reduce the standard sound delay from 7-10 milliseconds seconds to just 0.5 milliseconds to give people with hearing loss the most natural hearing experience available.
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The updated Face Mask Mode further increases the loudness of frequencies associated with speech – thereby making it even easier to understand speech through face masks. Understanding speech requires an ability to hear high frequency tones, and those with hearing loss lose this ability, explained Dr. Tish Ramirez, Au.D., Signia s Vice President, Clinical Education & Professional Relations. While hearing aids amplify high frequencies to increase speech understanding, masks then suppress these frequencies – which is why it can be difficult to hear what others are saying. It s a problem for all, but particularly those with hearing loss.
Continued Ramirez, Signia s new Face Mask Mode boosts the loudness of the high frequency tones associated with speech, making it much easier for hearing aid wearers to comprehend speech when communicating with those wearing masks.
CVS Health hiring more than 1,500 in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana for COVID-19 vaccination jobs
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, registered nurses needed Share Updated: 11:29 PM EST Dec 15, 2020
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, registered nurses needed Share Updated: 11:29 PM EST Dec 15, 2020
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Show Transcript GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE’RE READY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE STILL WANT TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE JOIN OUR FORCES. DAN: IT’S A CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS. JEFF LACKEY, CVS HEALTH VICE PRESIDENT OF TALENT ACQUISITION, SAYS THERE ARE 10,000 HEALTHCARE WORKERS READY TO GIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE TODAY, BUT THERE’S A NEED FOR THOUSANDS OF PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, AND REGISTERED NURSES. THEY’RE GOING TO GO INTO THESE LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, THEY’RE GOING TO BE CHANGING IN AND OUT OF PPE, THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THEY’RE GOING TO BE IMMUNIZING. THIS IS LONG DAYS, YOU KNOW, AND HARD WORK. D