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Hospitals start coronavirus vaccinations in sweeping, nationwide effort

Bio Pharma Dive

A New York nurse was among the first to get the shot after FDA authorization late Friday. Many other health systems are either preparing to receive supplies or are already beginning immunizations.

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Increasing staff vaccination at nursing homes cuts COVID-19 infections

Medical Xpress

Before the omicron wave, increasing vaccination for staff at U.S. nursing homes was associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and fewer cases among staff, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in JAMA Network Open.

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Attitudes towards COVID vaccination among medical and nursing staff

Medical Xpress

Due to their close contacts with patients, people working in the medical and nursing fields have a higher risk of infecting themselves and others with the COVID-19 coronavirus. Being vaccinated is therefore essential not only for their own protection but also for their patients.

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CDC panel recommends giving first coronavirus vaccines to healthcare workers, nursing home residents

Bio Pharma Dive

Advisors on the CDC panel cited risk and disease burden as reasons for setting their priority list for the first vaccine doses to become available, supply of which will be extremely limited.

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MU grant will help nurses boost confidence in COVID-19 vaccine

Scienmag

— As an assistant teaching professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Stefanie Birk knows there are nursing students unsure of how to talk with people hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. COLUMBIA, Mo.

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Covid vaccines averted 3 million deaths in U.S., according to new study

STAT News

This Wednesday will mark two years since nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first person in the U.S. to receive a Covid-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial. A study released Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund shows that in those two years, the Covid vaccines have averted over 3 million deaths in the U.S. Read the rest…

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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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