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Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 21

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Alicia Lasek

July 21, 2021

Providers face legal backlash from vaccine mandates for employees … Large number of U.S. Latinx immigrants have COVID-19-related immigration concerns about testing, treatment … Michigan State developing new wound dressing that doesn’t require changing … HHS offers providers access to $103 million for employee mental health programming … Better ventilation, air quality needed to keep COVID-19 in check, experts say … HHS renews pandemic public health emergency

A vial of SARS-CoV2 COVID-19 vaccine in a medical research laboratory

Clinical Daily News

Nonprofit tapped by Congress invests $11M to boost vaccination rates among long-term care workers

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Alicia Lasek

July 15, 2021

The studies will compare methods of encouraging vaccine uptake. One will recruit 6,000 workers at 30 long-term care facilities in Washington state and Georgia. The other, at Dartmouth College, will recruit 1,800 direct care workers nationwide.

Clinical Daily News

Trinity Health mandates COVID-19 vaccine for employees, contractors

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Kathleen Steele Gaivin

July 13, 2021

Trinity Health has more than 117,000 employees in 22 states. Employees at most locations will be required to submit proof of vaccination by Sept. 21, but some locations will set their own deadlines.

Clinical Daily News

Hospital surges tied to lower COVID-19 survival rates; cases rising mostly in the unvaccinated

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Alicia Lasek

July 9, 2021

Surges accounted for about 1 in every 4 U.S. COVID-19 hospital deaths through Oct. 2020, analysts say. This trend continued even as more effective treatments became available.

Clinical Daily News

Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 7

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Alicia Lasek

July 7, 2021

One year of aerobic exercise may stave off decline in mild cognitive impairment … Benefits of mRNA vaccine outweigh adverse heart event risks, CDC researchers conclude … Alzheimer’s Association pushes to increase dementia awareness in hard-hit Hispanic demographic … Op-ed tackles high price tag of new controversial Alzheimer’s drug … Senior living provider to give away $100K in cash, prizes to increase COVID-19 vaccination among staff

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Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 6

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Alicia Lasek

July 6, 2021

FluGen gets federal backing to study nasal spray H3N2 flu vaccine in older adults … Aspirin linked to 20% reduction in cancer deaths, large review suggests … Vanco-resistant Staph infections triple globally: North America third in prevalence … New York nursing homes confused by governor’s post-COVID safety protocol … Blood test distinguishes dementia type from other disorders … Lottery-based vaccine incentive was not effective, study finds

Clinical Daily News

Only 4 states have hit 75 percent LTC staff vaccination goal, new CMS data reveal

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Alicia Lasek

June 30, 2021

States that have achieved the industry’s June 30 goal are Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska and California, with staff member vaccination rates ranging from 83% to 75%. By contrast, the lowest-ranked state reported a 41% rate.

Blogs, Guest columns

Vaccine hesitancy? Or vaccine denial?

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Jean Wendland Porter

June 14, 2021

Spring has sprung and I am finally seeing my neighbors in their yards again. We’re washing cars, watering seedlings, rototilling and playing with our dogs. I have a neighbor who is a very smart and enterprising nurse who works in a local emergency room. We recently finally got a chance to talk after all these…

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Nursing home COVID deaths level off, likely due to visits, unvaccinated staff, AARP reports

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Alicia Lasek

June 14, 2021

The virus remains a threat, with more than 10,000 residents and staff members contracting the disease and 800 dying from it each month in federally certified facilities, according to a new analysis of federal data.

Blogs, Things I Think

A silver lining to vaccine hesitancy

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Gary Tetz

June 10, 2021

One of many puzzling memories from my childhood is witnessing my father’s failed attempt late one dark Canadian night to convince an unwilling horse to walk up a rickety ramp into the back of our pickup truck. Tugging from the front didn’t work. Prodding from the back was equally ineffective. Multiple people pulling and pushing…