Influenza A(H3N2) predominant strain during 2021 to 2022 season
Jul 25, 2022
Two peaks were observed during 2021 to 2022 season, the first in mid-December 2021 and the second in mid-March to May 2022.
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines effectively prevent infection in VA population
Jul 20, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness was 96.2% for Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 and 98.2% for Moderna mRNA-1273.
Workers, residents should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine, senior living industry representatives...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2020
The first available vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 should go to frontline healthcare workers — including those who work in assisted living communities — and first responders, according to draft recommendations...
Odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection down after third BNT162b2 dose
Dec 03, 2021
The estimated odds ratio of 0.14 at 28 to 65 days after receipt of the Pfizer-BioNTech booster was compared with those who received two doses.
AI model can predict mortality in community-acquired pneumonia
Jun 21, 2023
A combination of deep learning model and established CURB-65 score yielded an increase in AUC for two validation cohorts.
Vaccination seems less protective against transmission of delta variant
Jan 07, 2022
The reduction in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 associated with COVID-19 vaccination was smaller for the delta variant versus the alpha variant.
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections ID’d in fully vaccinated
Aug 02, 2021
39 infections documented in 1,497 health care workers; 19 percent had persistent symptoms despite most cases being mild, asymptomatic
Bed bugs and how to stop them
By
Glen Ramsey, BCE
Oct 03, 2019
For many senior living communities, an infestation of bed bugs would be a public relations nightmare (and a costly one), but it is a situation for which facility administrators and management should prepare...
Vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19 wanes
Jan 21, 2022
Compared with those aged 40 to 64 years, people aged 65 years or older had greater waning of vaccine effectiveness.
Changes in movement may indicate preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
Jul 02, 2021
Changes in daytime fractal motor activity regulation may occur in women before cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
