Complete Story
09/09/2021
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | September 8
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- AMDA Letter to HHS and CMS re: Vaccine mandate for nursing home staff
- AMDA Letter to ACIP re: Authorizing booster shots for nursing home residents
- CDC: Framework for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines
- Immunizations and Religion
- CDC: Coadministration of COVID-19 vaccines with other vaccines
- NIH: The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel’s Statement on the Prioritization of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment or Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection When There Are Logistical Constraints
Journal Articles/Preprints
- MMWR: Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2021–22 Influenza Season
- Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Highly Vaccinated Health System Workforce
- Predominance of antibody-resistant SARS-CoV-2 variants in vaccine breakthrough cases from the San Francisco Bay Area, California
- Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response Following Vaccination With BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273
- Significant reduction in humoral immunity among healthcare workers and nursing home residents 6 months after COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination
- Kidney Outcomes in Long COVID
- The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: A summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network
- JAMDA: Trends in post-acute care utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic
- JAMDA: When Safety Measures Do Harm: Re-Traumatization of Trauma Survivors Living in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Research Reports/White Papers
Podcasts/Webinars
- TOMORROW: CDC COCA Call: 2021-2022 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations and Guidance on Coadministration with COVID-19 Vaccines; Thursday, September 9, 2021, 2:00 PM ET
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Older Adults: Understanding Risk, Diagnosis, and Evolving Prevention Strategies
News/News Analysis
- CMS provides glimpse into potential vaccine mandate enforcement
- Health Officials Advise White House to Scale Back Booster Plan for Now
- Senior living takes lead in COVID-19 vaccination mandates, holds breath on workforce effects
- Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Protect the Most Vulnerable, But Pose a Hidden Threat to Residents