China is starting clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine that can be inhaled! Yes, China’s CanSino Biologics started clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine administered through inhalation at the end of April 2021. Per the company’s Chief Executive Xuefeng Yu, such a vaccine would be more effective than those injected given that the coronavirus enters the human body through the …
On November 6, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee reviewed issues related to the efficacy and safety of aducanumab, a human IgG1 anti-Aβ monoclonal antibody specific for β-amyloid oligomers and fibrils implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Given the importance of drug innovation for this common and often devastating disease, the abandonment of prior monoclonal …
The World Health Organization China Joint Mission reported human-to-human transmission in China largely occurred within families, accounting for 78% to 85% of clusters in Guangdong and Sichuan provinces. Stay-at-home orders reduced human mobility by 35% to 63% in the United States, 63% in the United Kingdom, and 54% in Wuhan, relative to normal conditions. This decrease in mobility increased time …
CDC’s Health Alert Network (HAN) is CDC’s primary method of sharing cleared information about urgent public health incidents with public information officers; federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local public health practitioners; clinicians; and public health laboratories. CDC’s HAN collaborates with federal, state, territorial, tribal, and city/county partners to develop protocols and stakeholder relationships that will ensure a robust interoperable platform …
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the danger in approaching nursing home care as simply long-term housing for the elderly. Research has shown that strong staffing coverage is a key indicator of a facility’s ability to keep COVID-19 outbreaks in check, and geriatricians have called for a larger role in shaping nursing home policy and operations. In the second part of Skilled …
In an article published by Medscape in collaboration with the CDC, it identified that proper vaccine administration is necessary to ensure vaccine effectiveness, achieve optimal vaccine-induced protection, avoid safety implications, and assure confidence in the COVID-19 vaccination program. Since the launch of vaccination efforts on December 14, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received more than …
The right message at the right time from the right person can save lives. CDC’s Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (CERC) draws from lessons learned during past public health emergencies and research in the fields of public health, psychology, and emergency risk communication. CDC’s CERC program provides trainings, tools, and resources to help health communicators, emergency responders, and leaders of …
In October 2015, Medicare initiated a requirement that all hospitals report their adherence to the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle (SEP-1). The SEP-1 is also referred to as the “hour-1 bundle” that encourages clinicians to act as quickly as possible to obtain blood cultures, administer broad spectrum antibiotics, start appropriate fluid resuscitation, measure lactate, and begin vasopressors …
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia and the “Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act” would help the 95% of individuals with dementia that have one or more other chronic conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes. The bipartisan bill is expected to reduce medical complications for these patients by creating a …
