Medical Director Report 5-2021
Medical Director Report – click here 5/10/21 Influenza Activity — minimal. CDC Update: Airborne COVID-19 transmission n How Coronavirus Spreads | CDC n Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 Transmission | CDC n…
Nasal Vaccines for COVID-19? | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/92527?xid=nl_mpt_SRPrimaryCare_2021-05-12&eun=g148346d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PrimaryCareUpdate_051221&utm_term=NL_Spec_Primary_Care_Update_Active
Can We Spread COVID After Vaccination? | MedPage Today
https://www.medpagetoday.com/podcasts/trackthevax/92526?xid=nl_mpt_SRPrimaryCare_2021-05-12&eun=g148346d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PrimaryCareUpdate_051221&utm_term=NL_Spec_Primary_Care_Update_Active
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Adolescents in Another Important Action in Fight Against Pandemic | FDA
include adolescents 12 through 15 years of age https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears | Kaiser Health News
n Increase in opioid and benzo prescriptions related to treatment of “Long COVID.” n Opioids still not appropriate for treatment of long term chronic pain, even in Long COVID. n…
Federal court opens door for nursing homes to challenge Medicare, Medicaid rules – News – McKnight’s Long Term Care News
https://www.mcknights.com/news/federal-court-opens-door-for-nursing-homes-to-challenge-medicare-medicaid-rules/
Safety and Efficacy of Single-Dose Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine against Covid-19 | NEJM
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2101544?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed
JournalWise | Anticoagulation and In-Hospital Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
https://journalwise.acponline.org/Articles/SpecialtyAlert/98725
Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic – Scientific American
Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic – Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-worldwide-during-the-covid-pandemic/?utm_source=pocket-newtab
India’s COVID-19 surge becomes more grim | CIDRAP
For 5 days in a row India has reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 19 cases. On 4/22/21 there were 875,510 positive cases reported in India alone. The highest single…