
What We’re Reading: CGM Availability Widens; Fauci on Vaccine Release; US Rejects Global Initiative
Medicare patients can now get the FreeStyle Libre 2 continuous glucose monitor (CGM); Anthony S. Fauci, MD, discussed the chance of an early release of a COVID-19 vaccine; US backs out of World Health Organization’s vaccine initiative.
Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 CGM Availability Widens to Include Medicare Patients
The United States’ top continuous glucose monitor (CGM), the FreeStyle Libre 2, has become available to Medicare patients who meet the eligibility coverage criteria,
NIAID’s Fauci Speaks Out on Possible Early Availability of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), addressed the possibility that a COVID-19 vaccine could become available before year-end, reports
US Rebuffs WHO Global Vaccine Initiative
The World Health Organization (WHO) is leading a global effort to bring an eventual COVID-19 vaccine candidate to high-risk residents of the nations who have chosen to participate, but this will not include the United States,
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