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10/14/2021
AMDA - The Society for PALTC Medicine | October 13
COMMERCIAL: COVID-19 Update
Headlines:
New/Updated Guidance
- CDC: Nursing Home & Long Term Care Facility Strike Team and Infrastructure Project Guidance
- NIH: Updated 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 or Supply Constraints
Journal Articles/Preprints
- Immunogenicity of a BNT162b2 vaccine booster in health-care workers
- JAMDA: Effect of a Video-Assisted Advance Care Planning Intervention on End-of-Life Health Care Transitions Among Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents
- Clinical characteristics and population-based attack rates of respiratory syncytial virus versus influenza hospitalizations among adults—An observational study
- Physician Practice Interruptions in the Treatment of Medicare Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Don’t get it or don’t spread it: comparing self-interested versus prosocial motivations for COVID-19 prevention behaviors
- Supporting the Most Vulnerable: Covid-19 Vaccination Targeting and Logistical Challenges for the Homebound Population
Research Reports/White Papers
- Staffing Survey: Better Pay, Vaccine Avoidance and Temporary Staffing Agencies are Top Concerns
- Federal Action Needed to Address Antibiotic Resistance in Older Americans
- Infection Prevention And Control In Nursing Homes In The COVID Era: Research, Stakeholder Perspectives And Best Practices
News/News Analysis
- J&J asks for booster go-ahead, says second vaccine dose provides 100 percent COVID protection
- No safety issues: Fluzone shot can be co-administered with a Moderna COVID vaccine booster, Sanofi says
- A first? COVID antibody therapy with full-year protection is up for FDA authorization
- As antipsychotic use appears to backslide among nursing home residents, risks mount
- Flu season paired with COVID-19 presents the threat of a ‘twindemic,’ making the need for vaccination all the more urgent
- C. diff may sneak in on soles of shoes, sampling study shows