CDC: Portable air cleaners cut exposure to COVID-19 virus by 65 percent
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2021
In a simulated meeting with infected and uninfected participants, properly placed portable air cleaners with HEPA air filters slashed virus transmission. Adding masks was even more effective — cutting...
CDC may be overestimating COVID-19 vaccination stats for older adults, state officials and experts say
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 13, 2021
The agency’s online tracker currently shows that 99.9% of U.S. seniors have been at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19. But this sky-high figure is almost certainly not accurate, observers...
FDA advisers recommend Moderna COVID booster for seniors, others at high risk
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 15, 2021
In a unanimous vote, advisers agreed that vulnerable Moderna vaccine recipients should be offered a third shot. A half dose will be effective and will help protect against side effects, the drugmaker says.
Wearers of medical masks and respirators have same infection rates in healthcare settings: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 24, 2021
The risk of receiving a positive COVID-19 test result was the same among healthcare workers who wore either type of mask, investigators say. In contrast, their non-mask-wearing colleagues had significantly...
ICAA proposes post-pandemic wellness model for the active aging industry
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 27, 2021
A new wellness model will help providers, clients and residents rise above the loss and fear experienced during the pandemic and reclaim their lives and businesses, according to the International Council...
U.S. labs predict COVID test delays, cite surge in demand
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 16, 2020
Long-term care facilities soon may face longer waits for PCR test results as diagnostic laboratories reach or exceed testing capacity, lab reps say. The warning comes as U.S. COVID cases spike upward.
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta: Why understanding variants matters
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Renee Kinder
Jul 29, 2021
Life over the past few weeks has felt a little too normal. Would you all agree? Like we have all just been waiting for the ball to drop, and it has, with the recommendations from the CDC on Tuesday related...
The immunization advisory board for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given long-term providers a boost by recommending the resumption of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine 10 days...
Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 wanes among dialysis patients
Dec 15, 2021
Prebreakthrough index RBD values of <10 and 10 to <23 associated with increased odds of breakthrough infection versus value of ≥23
Pfizer says final data show COVID-19 pill stays strong against severe illness
Dec 14, 2021
Latest results show that drug cuts hospitalizations, deaths by nearly 90 percent when taken within three to five days of the start of symptoms