Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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In a Time of Sea Change, Devin Jopp Takes APIC Helm
With more than two decades of leadership experience working with non-profits and healthcare associations, Devin Jopp becomes CEO of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Clusters of Post-Vaccine Anxiety and Fainting
Mass vaccination sites in five different states reported clusters of people stricken with anxiety and fainting after receiving the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine April 7-9, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports
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OSHA COVID-19 Standard Under Review
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed a proposed emergency temporary standard to protect healthcare workers and other employees from SARS-CoV-2 occupational infections. The standard is under further government review, and the specific regulatory requirements have not been revealed in any detail.
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CDC: Vaccinated Healthcare Workers Can Take Breaks Together Without Masks
Many healthcare workers suffering personal protective equipment fatigue, burnout, and some level of exhaustion may welcome new guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that fully vaccinated staff can gather maskless in break rooms and dining areas to converse and eat.
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IPs at a Crossroads: Change Is Coming in Pandemic Aftermath
Will an aging and potentially burned-out workforce be able to retain and recruit infection preventionists (IPs), capitalizing on the value they have demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic? The larger question is if IPs can go beyond the hospital, bringing their expertise into many vulnerable areas exposed by the pandemic.
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FDA, CDC Back COVID-19 Vaccine for Adolescents
The Pfizer/BioNTech solution will be available for Americans age 12 to 15 years. -
Effective Remote Communication Improves End-of-Life Care
Even in the post-COVID-19 era, the remote communication techniques that were an invention of necessity during the pandemic likely will remain.
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Controversy Developing Over Vaccine Passports
Concerns are emerging about individual rights, equal access, and how anyone would enforce mandates.
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Vitamin D and COVID-19
Low levels of vitamin D are associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19, but causality is unknown.
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U.S. Supports Waiving Intellectual Property Protections for COVID-19 Vaccines
The aim is to accelerate the spread of shots around the globe.