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Senior living chief medical officer reflects on COVID a year into pandemic, including vaccine acceptance … NIH halts convalescent plasma trial in ED patients with mild COVID symptoms … Stroke patients cared for at hospitals with stroke telemedicine fare better … Israel sees 67% drop in need for mechanical ventilation in elderly COVID patients … UK coronavirus vaccinations more than 80% effective in preventing hospitalization in elderly