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75 doctors from South Florida hospitals staged a symbolic walkout to protest a surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients
- Doctors walked out of some Florida hospitals on Monday, according to local reports.
- They're aiming to draw attention to a surge in unvaccinated patients with COVID-19.
- Florida hospitals are filling up, with just 51.6% of the state's population fully vaccinated.
Pfizer CEO says a vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant 'likely' to emerge
- Dr. Albert Bourla,
Pfizer 's CEO, said it's likely we'll see a vaccine-resistantcoronavirus variant. - Pfizer can produce a vaccine targeting a new variant within three months of its discovery, he said.
- Higher rates of virus circulation create more opportunities for variants to emerge.
More stories we're reading today:
- Will breaking apart Google's health bets give them a better shot at success? (Stat)
- Cerner's incoming CEO David Feinberg will make nearly $35 million in the first 15 months (Becker's Hospital Review)
- Apple employees are organizing to protest workplace issues (The Verge)
- A pizzeria in Alabama has offered to 'literally hire anyone' in a sign the labor shortage continues to hit restaurants hard (Insider)
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