New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
CDC urges older Americans to get COVID-19 booster this spring
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Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages older adults to get COVID-19 booster shots this spring, even if they received the vaccine in the fall.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 21
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 21, 2024
COVID-19 vaccines, treatments still lack for older adults, analysis finds … Respiratory virus season may be over, CDC says … Phase 2 trial of CNM-Au8 for Parkinson’s promising … Depression risk...
CDC could lift COVID-19 five-day home isolation guideline — but not for nursing homes
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 15, 2024
One key distinguishing factor of COVID-19 from other viruses is the five-day quarantine guideline. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon loosen this public health recommendation, but...
CDC touts antimicrobial resistance financial transparency with updated map
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Kristen Fischer
Feb 12, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its updated Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Investment Map last week, which spotlights funding to initiatives and organizations (including local and...
Ask the care expert … about infection prevention resources for families
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Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 01, 2024
As a new infection preventionist at our skilled care facility, what information should I be giving the families when someone is admitted to make them more aware of their own responsibilities with infection...
CDC urges more people to receive flu, RSV and COVID-19 vaccines
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 18, 2023
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an urgent alert late last week saying there’s an urgent need to increase vaccination rates.
CDC guidance on flu protocol in nursing homes works best, study concludes
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 14, 2023
A new study put flu guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the test to see how well it worked. It turns out, sticking to the clinical recommendations was most effective...
CDC: More people have chronic fatigue syndrome than previously known
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Kristen Fischer
Dec 12, 2023
It may be a busy season when many people feel run down, but that’s the tip of the iceberg for about 3.3 million Americans who have chronic fatigue syndrome.
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 1
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2023
Employees’ use of fire doors saves residents in nursing home fire … Controversy grows over proposed CDC infection control guidelines … Healthcare leaders seek regulation, transparency of health sector...