In a study published in JAMA Network, “regularly screened health care workers who had received 2 doses of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine were associated with significantly lower incidence rates for both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection. The association between vaccination status and symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection is similar to the 95% efficacy reported in the phase 3 randomized clinical trial. Asymptomatic …
The Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity and MIOSHA have announced another round of the Michigan COVID-19 Safety Grant Program to help ensure safe and healthy work environments to reduce the risk of COIVD-19 in Michigan. The grant awards small businesses matching funds up to $10,000 in efforts to minimize the risk of COVID-19 in their workplace. This can …
Beginning in 2016 we began to see an increase in the frequency and severity of claims. When COVID began in 2020, it changed everything, making the trends more unpredictable. Will plaintiff attorneys turn a global pandemic into individual tort claims and what will be the outcome? We may not know for a long time.
Preliminary data from the Cleveland Clinic suggests that most people hospitalized for coronavirus aren’t fully vaccinated. “From January first to around mid-April, we’ve had around 4,300 admissions to the hospital with COVID. Of those patients, 99% were not fully vaccinated”, said Eduardo Mireles, MD, Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit. Researchers looked at nearly 2,000 hospital workers who had …
Many cases of COVID-19 are spread by “silent transmission” by people who are pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic. Children are more likely to have mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. With the EUA for vaccinating 12-15 year-old children, the hope is that it will assist in stopping the virus. Vaccination can lessen the burden of outbreaks and can allow for reallotting …
The National Safety Council offers resources for you and your team of caregivers as we evolve from pandemic to the “new normal”. These resources include training regarding substance abuse, how to ask for help at work, a prevention checklist for employees, webinars on managing mental health, etc. Their website explains that “the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the mental health and …
The CDC has updated the website to include healthcare facilities in production for COVID-19 electronic case reporting. Electronic case reporting (eCR) is the automated, real-time exchange of case report information between electronic health records and public health agencies. In partnership with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), CDC is rapidly …
“Older adults have experienced a higher risk for COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality and therefore have been prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination”, according to a recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. After the first 3.5 months of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program, 79.1% of adults aged ≥65 years had received ≥1 dose, with higher vaccination initiation among men. Counties with lower …
The CDC has posted a forecast model for new cases of COVID-19 and deaths related to the virus. The data and how it is determined are outlined on the website. It is interesting information especially now that we are all relaxing and letting our guard down. Not to raise concern as much as to keep us informed as we move …
As the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease swept the globe, anecdotal reports of a potential exacerbating effect of non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including ibuprofen and aspirin, on COVID-19 emerged, leading to some warnings against the use of NSAIDs. In a study conducted in the United States, United Kingdom, and Sweden using the COVID Symptom Study app about …
