06/11/2021

AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | June 11

COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update

Headlines:

New/Updated Guidance

• AMDA Letter on Nursing Home Strike Teams Funding
• CDC: COVID-19 Vaccination Upon Discharge from Hospitals, Emergency Departments, and Urgent Care Facilities

Journal Articles

• MMWR: Decreases in COVID-19 Cases, Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Deaths Among Older Adults Following the Introduction of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, September 6, 2020–May 1, 2021
• Naturally acquired SARS-CoV-2 immunity persists for up to 11 months following infection
• JAMDA: Engaging Nursing Assistants to Enhance Receptivity to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine
• Behavioral Health for the Front Line: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic
• A local COVID-19 support platform for nursing homes: feedback and perspectives

Research Reports/White Papers

• COVID may indeed be seasonal; rates likely to rise as temperature, mitigation measures fall
• Case Series Offers Solution for Post-COVID Vax Clotting? — Treatment after AstraZeneca shot stemmed development of thromboses, boosted platelet count

Podcasts/Webinars

• TODAY: White House National Provider Vaccine Town Hall, June 11, 2021, 3:00 PM ET
• The Global Pandemic Crisis: Variants, Surges, and Vaccines. Monday, June 14, 2021, 12:00-1:00 PM ET
• Update on the Use of Monoclonal Antibody (mAb) Therapies for COVID-19: A Review of New Treatments and At-Risk Populations, June 15, 2021, 3:00 PM ET

News Reports

• WHO: High vaccination rates can help reduce risk of variants
• U.S. to buy about 1.7 mln courses of Merck's COVID-19 treatment for $1.2 bln
• Fauci says U.S. must vaccinate more people before Delta becomes dominant Covid variant in America
• Western Countries View COVID-19 and the Spread of Infectious Diseases as Major Threats
• Operator changes plan, will wait for full FDA approval to enforce COVID vaccination deadline for staff
• Biden Administration announces U.S. government procurement of Merck’s investigational antiviral medicine for COVID-19 treatment
• Nursing homes face barrage of penalties if vaccination reporting doesn’t pick up fast
• New workplace COVID safety rules add protection and reporting requirements
• US extends expiration dates for J&J COVID vaccine by 6 weeks

 

AMDA's COVID19 Resources Page