Articles Tagged With: COVID-19
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States Sue to Halt COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in Healthcare
Citing the national shortage of nurses and other issues, 22 states have joined in two separate lawsuits demanding the Biden administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services halt their mandate of COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers. -
WHO: Corticosteroids OK for Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
International group updates guidelines for treating young patients with this rare-but-serious COVID-19-related complication.
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Changes in Senior Care Post-COVID-19
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, it is not too early to see changes to senior care because of what was learned in 2020 and beyond. -
Project ECHO Reduces Readmissions, Shortens SNF Length of Stay
The Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes connects multidisciplinary skilled nursing facility teams with a multidisciplinary hospital team via videoconferencing. The program effectively reduces patient readmissions and skilled nursing facility length of stay. -
COVID-19 Vaccination, Pregnancy, Lactation, and Fertility
Vaccination rates are notably low among pregnant women. Clinicians should underscore the safety of vaccination and the risks of natural infection, particularly in pregnancy and in patients with underlying comorbidities.
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CDC Urges Pregnant Women to Get Vaccinated
Despite the risk of severe disease and death, about two-thirds of pregnant women are not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Temperature and Symptom Check Rarely Prevents Presenteeism
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a common ritual at hospital entry for healthcare workers is undergoing a temperature and/or symptoms check upon arriving for their shift. The problem is it rarely works.
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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 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.