Nursing home care providers have the sad distinction of accounting for a large proportion of healthcare workers’ COVID deaths, according to new 2020 data that was not tracked by the U.S. government. Many of these deaths were preventable, investigators say.
The pandemic has trained a spotlight on numerous healthcare disparities faced by Black and brown long-term care residents. Monica Payne, a veteran clinical manager for Omnicare, says that reflecting on how everyday actions affect care and access to treatment can benefit everyone in the industry.
The latest surveys show a major shift in LTC staff members’ willingness to receive a coronavirus shot, and that healthcare workers are the most trusted source of vaccine information nationally.
One hour longer sleep duration at night is linked to 12% lower odds of contracting COVID-19. And workers who report feeling burned out every day are more likely to become infected and have longer symptom duration, investigators say.
Healthcare workers have the greatest likelihood of contracting a SARS-CoV-2 infection outside the workplace, not in it, suggesting that current jobsite protective measures are effective, according to a large U.S. serology study.
Fewer healthcare workers say they’ll refuse a COVID-19 shot now than they did in December, investigators have found. And hesitant respondents explained what might change their minds.
Clinicians should have a “high level of suspicion” about possible COVID-19 symptoms in the two weeks following vaccination, investigators say.
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The presence of antibodies — a sign of previous coronavirus exposure — has been tied to a substantially reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection in hospital workers.
The results suggest that PPE is highly effective in acute exposures to SARS-CoV-2, but certain tasks may still be hazardous, investigators say.
