Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is less potent against variant but still protective
https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/25/moderna-vaccine-less-effective-variant/?utm_content=bufferba98f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=linkedin_organic
Hospice required to report suspected abuse.
CMS — Hospice required to report suspected abuse. CMS requires hospices to immediately report all alleged violations involving mistreatment, neglect, or verbal, mental, sexual, and physical abuse, including injuries of…
HAN 1/26/2021–Quarantine recommendation after vaccination
In most cases, individuals who have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) schedule, do not need to quarantine after exposure to…
Covid 19 Risk Tool
Calculate your risk of dying from COVID-19. https://covid19risktools.com:8443/riskcalculator
Allergic Reactions Including Anaphylaxis After Receipt of the First Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, December 21, 2020–January 10, 2021 | MMWR
The anaphylaxis rate after the first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is 10 in ~4,000,000. – Event Rate = 10 / 4,041,396 = 0.00025% or 1 in 404,139 – https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7004e1.htm?s_cid=mm7004e1_w&utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=356c4680e3-MR_COPY_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-356c4680e3-149703525
Nursing homes make big push to change minds of workers who refused vaccination
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nursing-homes-make-big-push-change-minds-workers-who-refused-n1254509
COVID-19 Testing in Facilities | Department of Public Health & Environment
CDPHE to Discontinue Curative Testing for Residential Care Facilities https://cdphe.colorado.gov/health-facility-covid-19-response/residential-care-strike-team/covid-19-testing-in-facilities
Can Negative Results with BinaxNOW Test Be Trusted? | MedPage Today
Real-world data from Arizona cast doubt https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/90768?xid=nl_covidupdate_2021-01-20&eun=g1729028d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyUpdate_012021&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update
Will the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine cause a false positive antigen/POC or PCR COVID-19 test?
The mRNA vaccines from moderna and Pfizer should not affect the results of either the nucleic acid or antigen (POC) COVID-19 tests. Evidently, the antigen used for the antigen POC…
Vaccines are Ready. Come and Get ‘Em, Or Should We Institute a ‘Pay-for-Jab’ Program? | American Council on Science and Health
When faced with a life threatening situation there are those that will fight and those that will choose flight. There are those that would save themselves and there are those…