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Genetic Research Suggests a ‘Superspreader’ in Provincetown
Was the large COVID-19 outbreak in Provincetown, MA, in July 2021 a superspreader event? The question remains inconclusive, but genetic evidence in new preprint research strongly signals a superspreader type event.
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CMS Warned of Mandate’s Threat to Long-Term Care, Rural Sites
Even healthcare workers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 voluntarily warn of the unintended consequences of a federal vaccine mandate, particularly to long-term care and rural facilities already hit hard by the pandemic.
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CMS Issues Mandatory Vaccine Rule for Healthcare Workers
While emphasizing the national threat of the pandemic and the safety and efficacy of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services came down to one bedrock reason healthcare workers now face mandated immunization: their ethical duty to protect patients.
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Infection Preventionists Experiencing Burnout, Moral Injury Amid Pandemic
Infection preventionists (IPs) are suffering along with their coworkers as an epidemic of burnout and job turnover roils the healthcare system amid an ongoing pandemic. According to a survey in press by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, 70% of IPs meet the criteria for “high stress” and 65% show symptoms of burnout.
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Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Stroke is a debilitating illness affecting millions of individuals across the globe. While effective and life-saving treatment modalities exist at a majority of stroke receiving centers in the form of IV thrombolytics, there is an emerging new standard in acute ischemic stroke with mechanical thrombectomy.
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AAN Offers Ethical Guidance on Alzheimer’s Drug
Neurology experts issue caution on costs, side effects regarding the approved-but-controversial Aduhelm.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Risk of COVID-19 During Air Travel; Symptoms Post-COVID: Loss of Taste in One in Seven; Effectiveness of Cloth and Surgical Masks Against SARS-CoV-2.
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Missing the Diagnosis of Congenital Syphilis
The diagnosis of congenital syphilis was delayed until the post-neonatal period in 2.2% of infants born in the United States from 2014-2018.
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An Outbreak of Injection Site Mycobacterium porcinum Infections After Vaccination in the Workplace
Vaccine (non-COVID-19) contamination as a result of improper handling led to injection site infections due to Mycobacterium porcinum, a rapid growing non-tuberculous mycobacterium present in the environment.
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Fluvoxamine Reduces the Risk for Hospitalization from COVID-19
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial found fluvoxamine (100 mg twice a day for 10 days) reduced the risk for hospitalization among high-risk outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19.