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Scientific Brief: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 | CDC
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Can We Spread COVID After Vaccination? | MedPage Today

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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

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Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears | Kaiser Health News

May 10, 2021 dashephe

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…

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Federal court opens door for nursing homes to challenge Medicare, Medicaid rules – News – McKnight’s Long Term Care News

May 3, 2021 dashephe

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Safety and Efficacy of Single-Dose Ad26.COV2.S Vaccine against Covid-19 | NEJM

May 3, 2021 dashephe

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JournalWise | Anticoagulation and In-Hospital Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

May 3, 2021 dashephe

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Flu Has Disappeared Worldwide during the COVID Pandemic – Scientific American

May 3, 2021 dashephe

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

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India’s COVID-19 surge becomes more grim | CIDRAP

April 26, 2021 dashephe

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…

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ACIP opts to lift pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine | CIDRAP

April 26, 2021 dashephe

J&J vaccine is back. Benefits out weigh the risks. Single dose vaccine. Highly effective – 85% effective in preventing symptoms and 100% effective and preventing death. Risk of clotting 7…

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