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01/27/2022
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | January 26
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- Sotrovimab Treatment Decision Worksheet
- COVID-19 Booster Shot Fact Sheet - January 21, 2022
- NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel's Statement on Therapies for High-Risk, Nonhospitalized Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19
- FDA expands use of remdesivir to skilled nursing, other non-hospital settings
- CMS: Vaccination Expectations for Surveyors Performing Federal Oversight
Journal Articles/Preprints
- Association Between 3 Doses of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine and Symptomatic Infection Caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta Variants
- Early Remdesivir to Prevent Progression to Severe Covid-19 in Outpatients
- MMWR: COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence — 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–December 25, 2021
- MMWR: Effectiveness of a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance — VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021–January 2022
- MMWR: Use of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine: Updated Interim Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, December 2021
- Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Health Care Settings in the Context of the Omicron Variant
- Risk factors for developing symptomatic COVID-19 in older residents of nursing homes: A hypothesis-generating observational study
- Impact of accelerating booster vaccination amidst Omicron surge in the United States
- MMWR: Trends in Disease Severity and Health Care Utilization During the Early Omicron Variant Period Compared with Previous SARS-CoV-2 High Transmission Periods — United States, December 2020–January 2022
News/News Analysis
- OSHA to withdraw COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- FDA halts use of REGEN-COV, Eli Lilly monoclonal antibodies
- Staff retention remains elusive despite sign-on bonuses, pay increases: survey
- The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before
- Caution: Paxlovid Interacts With Many Heart Meds
- Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
- Debate over visitor access rages as more states require vaccination
- Inadequate Tech Buckling Under Pandemic Strain for Nursing Home Staff
