Feds outline details of fast-tracked COVID vaccine delivery strategy
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2020
Officials plan to deliver doses to prioritized populations within 24 hours of federal authorization, likely beginning with healthcare workers as early as November. Subsequent deliveries and recipients...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 15
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2020
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trial on hold in U.S. despite resuming elsewhere … Collapsed lung a complication of COVID-19; specialist care needed for older men … Pfizer, BioNTech enlarge late-stage coronavirus...
HHS authorizes state-licensed pharmacists to order, administer COVID-19 vaccines
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Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2020
Qualified pharmacists serving long-term care facilities will now be able to administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents and staff members once the serum is ready, under new guidance announced Wednesday by...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Sept. 4
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 04, 2020
Workers, residents should be prioritized for coronavirus vaccine, industry says … CDC asks states to have COVID-19 vaccination sites ready by November … Sleep patterns forecast progression of Alzheimer’s...
LTC pharmacies seek key role in COVID vaccine distribution
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2020
Long-term care pharmacies now have a voice in federal decisions about COVID vaccine delivery to nursing homes and assisted living communities, says the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.
Liability protection in, provider funding out in ‘skinny’ new Senate relief proposal
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Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Healthcare providers would receive much sought after liability protections from coronavirus-related lawsuits under a new COVID-19 relief proposal from Senate Republicans. But an additional $25 billion...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 18
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 18, 2020
‘Flurry’ of new evidence found for lasting immunity to COVID-19 … Switching off ‘master regulator’ may shield brain from Parkinson’s-related damage … Authorities approve saliva-based...
U.S. invests $1 billion in a vaccine candidate; NIH tests multiple COVID-19 treatments
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 07, 2020
One hundred million doses of the experimental vaccine will be stockpiled. The deal increases the likelihood that the United States will have at least one safe, effective vaccine by 2021, HHS Secretary...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, August 4
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 04, 2020
Emergency treatment with RLF-100 may help critically ill COVID-19 patients … Baby boomers scoring lower on cognitive tests than previous generation … COVID-19 vaccine is on the way; U.S. cases more...
COVID-19 vaccine hopefuls show early promise in clinical trials
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2020
Positive results in two more vaccine trials add to a small but growing list of successes among COVID-19 treatment candidates. The results are encouraging, say vaccine experts.