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FDA grants emergency use for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
December 19, 2020
“It’s incumbent upon all us healthcare professionals to put ourselves out there as supporting this vaccine and supporting people getting it.”
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Contact tracing in hospitals falls off as COVID-19 cases rise
December 18, 2020
Ad hoc approaches to contact tracing are likely to be short-lived.
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wins decisive recommendation from FDA panel
December 18, 2020
The advisers and FDA staff also honed in on several key issues with COVID-19 vaccines, including the challenge of having people in the placebo groups of studies seek to get cleared vaccines.
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COVID-19 ranks as a leading cause of death in United States
December 17, 2020
“The current exponential increase in COVID-19 is reaching a calamitous scale in the U.S.”
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FDA clears first OTC rapid at-home COVID diagnostic test
December 16, 2020
Authorization of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is “a major milestone in diagnostic testing for COVID-19,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, MD, said.
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Coronavirus has infected over 2% of U.S. children
December 15, 2020
AAP president: “In many areas, our health care system is terribly overburdened. The vaccine will not solve this overnight.”
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COVID-19 neurologic fallout not limited to the severely ill
December 14, 2020
Patients with neurologic complications of COVID-19 are likely to require ongoing rehabilitation, even after they leave the hospital.
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Baricitinib combo for COVID-19 accelerates recovery, study shows
December 14, 2020
The combination is intended for patients who need supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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ACC/AHA update two atrial fibrillation performance measures
December 14, 2020
The changes clarify the definition of atrial fibrillation and separate CHA2DS2-VASc risk score treatment thresholds for men and women; both are in line with 2019 guideline changes.
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CDC panel recommends Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and over
December 13, 2020
ACIP panelists said clinicians need more guidance on whether to use the vaccine in pregnant or breastfeeding women.