Nursing News

• Covid-19: Nurses call for better masks to protect all staff
  
  Inadequate PPE and a new variant may be putting the lives of nurses at risk, says nursing union.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 23 Jan 2021.
• Lilly's (LLY) Bamlanivimab Lowers COVID-19 Risk in Nursing Homes
  
  Eli Lilly's (LLY) COVID-19 antibody drug bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) reduces risk of contracting symptomatic COVID-19 infection by 80% at nursing homes in the United States.
  Zacks.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• How one nursing home stayed coronavirus-free and saved lives
  
  COVID-19 has killed more than 100,000 people in nursing homes. It didn't have to be this way, says Rev. Dr. Derrick DeWitt.
  CBS News.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Eli Lilly Claims Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes
  
  A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.
  New York Times.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Eli Lilly says antibody can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes
  
  The drugmaker said participants who got the drug had up to a 57% lower risk of getting COVID-19.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• At Least 15 killed In Nursing Home Fire In Ukraine
  
  Ukrainian officials say at least 15 people were killed after a blaze tore through a nursing home in the eastern city of Kharkiv.
  Radio Liberty.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Kharkiv Declares Day Of Mourning After Deadly Nursing Home Fire
  
  Authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv have declared January 22 a day of mourning for 15 people killed in a fire at a nursing home.
  Radio Liberty.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• American Public's (APEI) Hondros to Open a Campus in Akron
  
  American Public (APEI) to combat nursing scarcity through new Hondros College campus in Akron, OH.
  Zacks.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Biden's CDC director says they will use military and medical students to ramp up vaccine rollout
  
  Dr. Rochelle Wallensky told GMA Tuesday morning the CDC will enlist help from military medical personnel, retirees and nursing and medical students to get shots in arms.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• Brithdir Nursing Home: Inquest into six residents' deaths opens
  
  Police found evidence of sub-standard care at the Caerphilly home, an inquest hears.
  BBC News.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• Frustrations Boil at Pace of Vaccinations at Long-Term Care Facilities
  
  The Trump administration raised hopes of a speedy process for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Patience is wearing thin.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 16 Jan 2021.
• Lichfield Cathedral is transformed into a Covid jab station
  
  Hundreds of people thronged the magnificent 826-year-old building in Staffordshire to visit temporary nursing stations where they received the Oxford-AstraZeneca injection.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 15 Jan 2021.
• People Who Live In Nursing Homes Should Be Our Top Priority
  
  2021 is beginning a lot like how 2020 ended. Across the country, there is a steady increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. ...
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021.
• Stimulus check update: FTC warns nursing homes not to take residents' stimulus payments
  
  The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning to nursing homes about their residents' stimulus checks.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021.
• CDC to expand Covid vaccination guidelines to everyone 65 and older
  
  The states' focus on vaccinating health-care workers and nursing homes has created a bottleneck, the official said.
  CNBC.  Tuesday, 12 Jan 2021.

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