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IRBs Look at How to Get Through Pandemic — and Beyond
As human research protection programs and IRBs enter the next leg of the COVID-19 pandemic, they can draw on experience to find the best balance between safety and efficiency. Each institution and IRB will face its own challenges. But one of the more common challenges as the United States copes with more than eight months of the crisis is pandemic fatigue and burnout.
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Health Insurance Competition, Choice Declining in Many U.S. Markets
Annual analysis revealed commercial insurance became more concentrated between 2014 and 2019.
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HHS Releases Latest Iteration of Antibiotic Resistance Action Plan
New edition builds on similar plan that preceded it, success hinges on proper resource allocation.
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Survey: Few Outpatient Surgery Complications During COVID-19 Pandemic
Using extra safety precautions, hundreds of ambulatory surgery centers reported on outcomes from the early days of the public health crisis.
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COVID-19 Mutations not Expected to Elude Vaccine
Despite the unknowns, veteran researchers and epidemiologists are expressing fairly high confidence that a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 will be developed.
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Flu Vaccination Hesitancy in the Time of COVID-19
Despite heavy emphasis on seasonal influenza immunization during the ongoing pandemic, only 59% of U.S. adults said they will get the vaccinated this year, a survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) reveals.
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Expert: Anti-Vaxxers Will Try to Undermine Pandemic Vaccine
In a move that threatens uptake of an eventual SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, the nation’s anti-vaccine movement is framing an immunization refusal strategy based on civil rights arguments that likely will be underscored by conspiracy theories.
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Ethical Framework for Prioritizing Healthcare Workers for Vaccine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisors cited ethical reasons for selecting healthcare workers as first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Trust but Verify: IPs, Colleagues Await a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
Although there is broad concern about the rapid pace and oversight of COVID-19 vaccine development, infection preventionists are ready to trust the time-honored protocols and process for safety and efficacy.
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Medical Groups Pool Resources to Promote Behavioral, Mental Health
Collaborative supports physicians trying to overcome barriers to integrating these services into primary practice.