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Association of Nursing Home Characteristics With Staff and Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage

JAMA Internal Medicine

This cross-sectional study examines associations of nursing home characteristics with COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home staff and residents.

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A Nursing Researcher’s Experience in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

JAMA Internal Medicine

This perspective is that of a nursing researcher turned volunteer in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. She considers the experience of study participants and how clinicians will need to prepare their patients for the vaccine’s possible adverse effects.

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The antibodies from camels and sharks that could change medicine

Medical Xpress

Every four months, pathologist Aaron LeBeau scoops into a net one of the five nurse sharks he keeps in his University of Wisconsin lab. Then he carefully administers a shot to the animal, much like a pediatrician giving a kid a vaccine.

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Nursing researcher’s experience in COVID-19 vaccine trial

Scienmag

What The Article Says: This perspective is that of a nursing researcher turned volunteer in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. She considers the experience of study participants and how clinicians will need to prepare their patients for the vaccine’s possible adverse effects. Authors: Kristen R. Choi, Ph.D.,

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New Trivalent Flu Vaccine for 2024/2025 and Other Insights from Leading Infectious Disease Experts Dr. Willliam Schaffner and Dr. Kelly Moore

XTalks

Influenza viruses are highly mutable, which necessitates continuous monitoring and adjustments in vaccine formulations. These seasonal outbreaks can vary in severity, depending on the circulating strains of the virus and public health preparedness, including vaccination coverage and effectiveness.

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For breastfeeding moms, COVID-19 vaccinations may also protect babies

Scienmag

Major boost in COVID-19 antibodies seen in breast milk after vaccination Nursing mothers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least 80 days following vaccination, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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How well does vaccination work in residents of long-term care homes?

Scienmag

Researchers aim to find out Credit: Schlegel Villages, Ontario, Canada MONTREAL, MARCH 18, 2021 – Long-term care homes have been at the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, with 70 percent of COVID-19 deaths having occurred in long-term care or nursing homes.

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