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...
CDC: More nursing homes now can obtain, provide single-dose COVID vaccines
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2022
Nursing homes that are not already enrolled as full providers in the CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program now can apply to provide shots directly to residents and staff.
Fauci: Early data show omicron spreads quickly but with less severity than delta
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 08, 2021
Omicron cases appear to have led to fewer hospitalizations and patients have been less likely to need oxygen, the White House’s infectious disease expert said Tuesday.
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.
No severe reactions to COVID-19 vaccine so far in long-term care: early reports
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 04, 2021
The initial onsite clinic experience was positive overall, despite some expected side effects, says industry advocate LeadingAge, whose affiliates represent 43 states.
Time from infection to COVID symptoms shortens with each new variant, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2022
The average incubation period of SARS-CoV-2 has gradually shortened, from 5 days to 3.4. Determining incubation periods can help to pinpoint effective patient isolation periods, investigators say.
CDC: Turn to Paxlovid to treat COVID-19, not steroids or antibiotics
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 26, 2022
The agency is urging clinicians to consider the now readily available, recommended therapies such as Paxlovid as first-line COVID-19 treatments.
Three Maine nursing homes to close for good after ‘exhausting every staffing resource’
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
Three rural Maine nursing homes announced their pending closures this week, all of them citing staffing challenges and the ongoing pandemic.
Amid waning COVID-19 threat, CDC Director Walensky resigns
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2023
As the threat of COVID-19 fades, a key figure in the Biden Administration’s pandemic fight is stepping down.
Study pinpoints factors than cut residents’ risk of omicron infection
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
A study of nearly 1,000 residents underscores the importance of vaccine type and number of doses in maintaining protective immunity, and reducing the risk of breakthrough infections, investigators say.