05/26/2021

AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | May 25

COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update

Headlines:

New/Updated Guidance

• AHRQ: Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs

 

Journal Articles

• PF4 Immunoassays in Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
• Oral health may prevent severe COVID-19 disease
• The Usual Suspects: How psychological motives and thinking styles predict the endorsement of well-known and COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs
• Public Trust and Willingness to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 in the US From October 14, 2020, to March 29, 2021

Podcasts/Webinars

• COCA Call: Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe COVID-19: Evidence-based Information for Healthcare Providers. Thursday, May 27, 2021, 2:00-3:00 PM ET
• Learning to Live with COVID-19. May 26, 2021, 5:00-6:30 PM ET
• NIH updated guidance on monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19. Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 10:00 AM ET

 

News Reports

• COVID vaccinations appear to deliver coattail protection to unvaccinated nursing home residents, researchers say
• Is It COVID-19 or a blood clot? Important distinguishing symptoms to know
• COVID testing’s value shrinks as vaccines beat back virus
• First Vaccine Data Against Indian Variant
• Inside the Race to Find a COVID-19 Treatment Pill
• 578,555 people have died from COVID-19 in the US, or maybe it’s 912,345 – here’s why it’s hard to count
• COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Are Looking Beyond the Spike Protein
• Sudden Hearing Loss Reported After COVID Vaccines
• MA: Broadened scope of practice in assisted living should continue after pandemic, association argues
• Senior living community experiences 21 breakthrough cases after being COVID-free for 15 months
• Tocilizumab May Benefit Certain Severe COVID-19 Patients
• Pfizer begins testing pneumonia vaccine with a COVID booster in seniors

 

AMDA's COVID19 Resources Page