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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