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08/25/2021
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | August 25
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes
- Recording of White House Virtual Town Hall: Health Systems, Providers, and the COVID-19 Vaccinations Effort
Journal Articles/Preprints
- JAMDA: Two Canadian provincial initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on nursing home staffing
- JAMDA: The Benefits of Culture Change in Nursing Homes—Obtaining Nationally Representative Evidence
- Intravenous bamlanivimab use associates with reduced hospitalization in high-risk patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
Podcasts/Webinars
- Tomorrow: What to Consider When Mandating the COVID-19 Vaccine in PALTC, August 26, 2021, 7:00 PM ET
- Healing Together in PALTC, September 2, 2021, 6:30 PM ET
- Drive 2 Deprescribe: Sharing Strategies, Successes, and Secrets, September 16, 2021, 4:30-5:15 PM ET
News/News Analysis
- LTC clinicians cheer pandemic ‘milestone’: federal approval of first COVID-19 vaccine
- Start planning now to secure, administer COVID-19 booster shots: LeadingAge
- Grabowski: Too many loopholes in federal vaccine mandate may retain staff, but endanger residents
- FDA’s full approval of Pfizer vaccine stokes provider optimism
- Biden Nursing Home Vaccine Mandate Expected to Devastate CNA Recruitment, Retainment
