Stay on guard: Vaccinated residents remain susceptible to outbreaks, French nursing home studies reveal
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Vaccinations and infection control measures may not entirely protect nursing homes from COVID-19 outbreaks — especially when staff members are unvaccinated, according to two new studies from France.
CDC says COVID-19 vaccine boosters not yet necessary, while Pfizer seeks approval for third dose
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 12, 2021
Fully vaccinated Americans do not need a COVID-19 booster shot at this time, according to federal health officials. But Pfizer has asked to offer a third dose of its current vaccine and is developing an...
July 4 sees COVID-19 spike, ventilator shortage for Missouri hospitals
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2021
An area of Missouri with low COVID-19 immunization rates has seen a 27% spike in hospitalizations and a public call for respiratory therapists, a report finds.
J&J vaccine effective against COVID Delta variant, drugmaker says
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 06, 2021
Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine prompts a “strong neutralizing antibody response” that lasts at least eight months, the drugmaker has announced.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 30
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
Argentum throws support behind Nurses Care Act, qualifying TNAs beyond pandemic … Moderna’s COVID shot effective against Delta variant in lab study … ‘Biased and misleading’: No holds barred...
COVID deaths now ‘entirely preventable’ due to vaccines, CDC director says
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 24, 2021
High vaccine efficacy in the United States means that “every death due to COVID-19 is particularly tragic because nearly every death, especially among adults … [is] entirely preventable,”...
Bamlanivimab cuts risk of COVID in nursing homes and assisted living, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 08, 2021
The investigation was conducted before the FDA revoked emergency use of the drug — a monoclonal antibody — due to the impact of genetic variants on efficacy. But it still can be used in combination...
Large VA study reveals ease of COVID-19 transmission among unvaccinated healthcare staff
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2021
Investigators found nearly 20 times the rate of COVID-19 infection in unvaccinated healthcare staff, plus signs that transmission clusters were linked to those workers.
Feds identify promising and ‘urgently needed’ COVID antiviral drug
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2021
The experimental drug TEMPOL has shown promise in early studies, halting the activity of a viral enzyme and limiting the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, June 3
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 03, 2021
Nursing homes’ smaller but continued COVID outbreaks blamed on unvaccinated staff, report finds … U.S. to test mixed COVID vaccine booster dose schedules in vaccinated adults … WHO plans to simplify...