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Learn what the region’s largest private employer is doing to protect against rising COVID-19 activity

Tom Talbot, MD, Chief Epidemiologist and the senior leader for the COVID-19 response efforts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), will be presenting a webinar August 6 on “The Virus, the Vaccine and the Delta Variant."

Season 2 of the award-winning Vanderbilt Health DNA podcast—designed to spark conversations about medicine, health and society—is close to launch.

VUMC will now require those in leadership roles to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption by September 15, 2021. 

Pandemic-related labor shifts have given employees leverage in negotiating benefits that affect their quality of life. Health-related assistance, particularly mental health resources, can be a competitive differentiator in organizations’ retention and recruitment efforts.

In an attempt to increase the number of U.S. adults who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, researchers are examining the reasons behind the choice not to be vaccinated.

Instead of COVID-19 boosters, a VUMC Infectious Disease expert says we should be concentrating on vaccinating more people—and preventing the spread of dangerous variants.

Employer Insights asked Dr. Saxena about practical ways to handle the near-constant level of anxiety we have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as ideas for transitioning to a post-pandemic world with stronger mental health coping strategies.

Catch up on Vanderbilt Health Employer Solutions' latest webinar focused on vaccine confidence and pandemic anxiety.

Every MyHealth Bundles patient has access to a patient navigator who streamlines what could be a complex care journey. Though they are not clinicians, navigators wear a variety of hats to ensure every patient receives concierge-level of support and service throughout their time in the MyHealth Bundles program.