Feds halt an Eli Lilly antibody therapy in 3 states due to variant fears, while boosting the treatment...
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 19, 2021
A COVID-19 variant circulating widely in California, Arizona and Nevada has rendered bamlanivimab alone ineffective, an FDA official reports. But Lilly says an approved alternative treatment “maintains...
COVID hospitalizations in Israel fall by 60 percent three weeks after vaccinations
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 26, 2021
In a study involving more than 50,000 patients, COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations appeared to begin falling sharply at about 18 days after a first vaccine dose, and by even more after the second.
CDC’s social media toolkit tackles COVID-19 vaccination education
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2021
LTC providers can use a new set of pre-written social media messages and digital images to encourage staff and residents to learn more about COVID-19 vaccine safety and benefits.
WHO calls end to COVID-19 global health emergency
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Alicia Lasek
May 08, 2023
It is time for the international community to recognize COVID-19 as an endemic disease and end the pandemic health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Friday.
Online tool helps take guesswork out of COVID-19 testing in long-term care facilities
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 23, 2021
The LTCF Simulation dashboard uses facility and community data — such as proposed test schedules, number of shift workers, vaccination rates and community case prevalence — to help LTC administrators...
New wave of flu cases, COVID-19 hospitalizations hits U.S., impacting seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 06, 2022
Flu activity was the highest in a decade last week and hospitalizations for three respiratory viruses are straining healthcare systems, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Monday.
New data: With no booster, nursing home residents face 30 percent higher COVID risk
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2023
Nursing home residents who have received the COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are 30% to 50% less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2 than their fellow residents who haven’t gotten boosted, the...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 27
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 27, 2021
Feds publish long-COVID disability coverage guidelines … Genesis’ targeted COVID-19 vaccine efforts increased uptake among Black, Hispanic employees … Israel may recommend Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster...
Reduce risks and improve safety with automated workforce management
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Joe Palladino
Apr 27, 2021
In the evolving, complicated era of COVID-19, long-term healthcare facilities must adjust to ever-changing needs to reduce risks and improve compliance for both residents and employees. While the pandemic...
Lawmakers must address nursing home workforce crisis to ensure quality care
By
George Linial
Mar 08, 2021
Before COVID-19, Texas nursing homes reported the worst staffing shortages in the nation. Texas projected we will be 60,000 nurses short by 2030, and that demand in nursing homes would double between 2015...