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05/24/2021
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | May 21
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- FDA: Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers: Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Bamlanivimab and Etesevimab
- FDA Authorizes Longer Time for Refrigerator Storage of Thawed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Prior to Dilution, Making Vaccine More Widely Available
- FDA Advises Against Use of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Test Results to Evaluate Immunity or Protection From COVID-19, Including After Vaccination
- We Can Do This: COVID-19 Public Education Campaign
- Preliminary Medicare COVID-19 Data Snapshot
Journal Articles
- Serial SARS-CoV-2 Receptor-Binding Domain Antibody Responses in Patients Receiving Dialysis
- Incident SARS-CoV-2 Infection among mRNA-Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Nursing Home Residents
- Assessment of the Association of Vitamin D Level With SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity Among Working-Age Adults
- Preliminary Analysis of Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Sudden Hearing Loss Using US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System Data
- PF4 Immunoassays in Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia
- MMWR: Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Between Urban and Rural Counties — United States, December 14, 2020–April 10, 2021
- MMWR: Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel — 33 U.S. Sites, January–March 2021
- US CDC's unexpected change of stance on mask use
Research Reports/White Papers
- Addressing Early Challenges in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: State Strategies to Achieve Efficiency and Equity
- COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: Most Homes Had Multiple Outbreaks and Weeks of Sustained Transmission from May 2020 through January 2021
- GAO: Most Homes Had Multiple Outbreaks and Weeks of Sustained Transmission from May 2020 through January 2021
- COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Proves Effective in New Study
Podcasts/Webinars