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Mashup Score: 1COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia - 9 month(s) ago
For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology. Older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are very vulnerable to the COVID…
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Mashup Score: 0Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for COVID - 9 month(s) ago
A new study published in JAMA finds that fewer than one in five US nursing home residents received evidenced-based treatment with monoclonal antibodies or oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19, despite being at high risk for poor outcomes. The rate had improved to one in four by late 2022. Researchers from the University of Rochester and Harvard used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
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Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for COVID https://t.co/uSpzRdMOQN
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Mashup Score: 0WHO weighs in on risks from H5N1 avian flu in Polish pet cats - 9 month(s) ago
In a statement yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the surveillance of human contact of cats infected with H5N1 avian flu in Poland has wrapped up, and none have reported symptoms, and it put the risk as low to moderate for cat owners and those, such as veterinarians, who have occupational exposure. The WHO’s report had more investigation details, but so far, the source of the…
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“Of 25 cats with information available, 5 were indoor cats with no access to the outdoors.” https://t.co/SxrW8kLFg3
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Mashup Score: 0COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia - 9 month(s) ago
For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology. Older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are very vulnerable to the COVID…
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“Critical resources to make COVID-19 a survivable infection—most importantly vaccinations for themselves and those around them—are not reaching older adults living at home.” https://t.co/Zlyj5k2dyY
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Mashup Score: 0Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for COVID - 9 month(s) ago
A new study published in JAMA finds that fewer than one in five US nursing home residents received evidenced-based treatment with monoclonal antibodies or oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19, despite being at high risk for poor outcomes. The rate had improved to one in four by late 2022. Researchers from the University of Rochester and Harvard used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
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“In the last 6 weeks of the study, the average treatment rate was 24.5%. Oral antivirals replaced monoclonal antibodies as the dominant treatment in 2022, with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir making up 61.1%..and molnupiravir constituting 18.2%.” https://t.co/fT3Vy7FEH3
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Mashup Score: 8COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia - 9 month(s) ago
For the first time, researchers have calculated excess deaths among US dementia patients during the pandemic, and they found a reduction in excess mortality among long-term care residents after COVID-19 vaccines were made available. The study was published today in JAMA Neurology. Older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias are very vulnerable to the COVID…
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#COVID19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia Nursing homes saw a 77% drop in the number of excess deaths in people with dementia from the first to second pandemic year https://t.co/hSETYnXR7K https://t.co/nSFBBTMibT
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Mashup Score: 6WHO weighs in on risks from H5N1 avian flu in Polish pet cats - 9 month(s) ago
In a statement yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the surveillance of human contact of cats infected with H5N1 avian flu in Poland has wrapped up, and none have reported symptoms, and it put the risk as low to moderate for cat owners and those, such as veterinarians, who have occupational exposure. The WHO’s report had more investigation details, but so far, the source of the…
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WHO weighs in on risks from H5N1 avian flu in Polish pet cats Surveillance in people who had contact with the sick cats found no illnesses, and the WHO said the risk low to moderate for that group. https://t.co/NIdRMixRbC https://t.co/D2UciLT6WV
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Mashup Score: 5Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for COVID - 9 month(s) ago
A new study published in JAMA finds that fewer than one in five US nursing home residents received evidenced-based treatment with monoclonal antibodies or oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19, despite being at high risk for poor outcomes. The rate had improved to one in four by late 2022. Researchers from the University of Rochester and Harvard used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
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Only 1 in 5 US nursing home residents given monoclonal antibodies, antivirals for #COVID19 By the end of 2022, 41% of nursing homes still had never prescribed monoclonal antibodies or antiviral drugs https://t.co/wM5FcIrdCS https://t.co/GnyJOUGNt5
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Mashup Score: 4Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick - 10 month(s) ago
Though COVID has held at very low levels late spring and into summer, some early indicators show signs of rising activity, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In other developments, the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fleshed out more details about when the updated COVID-19 vaccine will roll out and how federal health…
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RT @chrishendel: Early indicators hint at US #COVID19 uptick via @CIDRAP https://t.co/qFxYBBJEL4
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Mashup Score: 0Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick - 10 month(s) ago
Though COVID has held at very low levels late spring and into summer, some early indicators show signs of rising activity, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In other developments, the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) fleshed out more details about when the updated COVID-19 vaccine will roll out and how federal health…
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Early indicators hint at US COVID-19 uptick | CIDRAP https://t.co/l3hBu5iv6H
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COVID-19 vaccine tied to reduced deaths in seniors with dementia https://t.co/QSzueArsgQ