Domestic military response to COVID in New York state is largest in U.S. history
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 09, 2022
The ongoing domestic military response to COVID-19 in New York state, which included assistance to nursing facilities, is the largest in U.S history by length of mission, number of deployed military and...
Floor swabs an early warning sign of COVID-19 outbreaks, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2023
A 14-month program in 10 long-term care facilities has found that floor swabs accurately detect a COVID-19 outbreak days before it is identified by staff members.
Lasting cognitive decline common in older COVID-19 patients: study
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2022
One year after hospital discharge, 9% of study participants who survived severe disease had dementia and 26% had mild cognitive impairment — a higher proportion than their uninfected peers, investigators...
COVID-19 mortality tied to racial disparities in nursing homes, industry expert says
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2021
Nursing homes with a non-white resident population of more than 40% have more than three times the rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths than those with fewer non-white residents, says R. Tamara Konetzka,...
OSHA moves to make COVID-19-related standards permanent
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 13, 2022
After fielding comments, OSHA is moving forward with a permanent standard that aims to protect healthcare workers from exposure to SARS-CoV-2.
Antigen tests just as effective as PCR in preventing COVID outbreaks, NIH study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2021
A “highly anticipated” study now shows that both testing approaches can give 98% sensitivity when used at least twice weekly in a screening program.
White House urges greater use of Paxlovid as supply increases
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 28, 2022
Health officials are encouraging physicians to more frequently consider prescribing the oral antiviral now that it is no longer in short supply.
Nursing home COVID deaths level off, likely due to visits, unvaccinated staff, AARP reports
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2021
The virus remains a threat, with more than 10,000 residents and staff members contracting the disease and 800 dying from it each month in federally certified facilities, according to a new analysis of...
Anxiety-related events such as fainting reported after COVID vaccination
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Alicia Lasek
May 05, 2021
Clusters of medical events linked to anxiety have occurred during mass vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, according to the CDC.
FDA: Viral mutations unlikely to cause false negatives in COVID-19 tests
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2021
The agency has alerted healthcare providers that it is monitoring approved SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests to ensure that new viral mutations do not alter their accuracy.