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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) reported that 323 "active medication shortages" were reported in January–March 2024. As a result of drug scarcity, many healthcare systems were forced to either ration out essential drugs, triage patients based on the severity of their condition and their need for the drug, or both.
The Minister of Agriculture called for jobless volunteers to contact strawberry farms to help collect the harvest. [197] Laboratory mice were culled, and some strains were at risk of shortage due to lockdowns early in the pandemic. [198] In the United States, social distancing reduced blood donations. [199]
The U.S. restaurant industry was projected to have $899 billion in sales for 2020 by the National Restaurant Association, the main trade association for the industry in the United States. [115] The industry as a whole as of February 2020 employed more than 15 million people, representing 10 percent of the workforce directly. [115]
The vote by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee paves the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm him as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as soon as this week.
Over time, industries rise and fall based on demographic trends, shifting consumer preferences and technological developments. However, in 2020, entire industries that were thriving as recently as...
According to the American Gaming Association, the industry will be hit by losses up to $43.5 billion in economic activity in the following months. Some projection was that the sports gambling industry may lose $140 million alone in the fourth weekend of March (21–22 March 2020) on lost NCAA basketball tournament bets. [ 218 ]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cannabis industry; Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer products; Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the meat industry in Canada; Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the meat industry in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last year that life expectancy at birth fell in 2021 to its lowest level since 1996, a decline of nearly a year on average from 2020. That ...