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COVID-19 was an unprecedented time in everyone's life. More than three years after the first reported COVID-19 case, the world is still battling the infection. Although we are nowhere near where we were at the start of the pandemic, thanks to th...

COVID-19 was an unprecedented time in everyone's life. More than three years after the first reported COVID-19 case, the world is still battling the infection. Although we are nowhere near where we were at the start of the pandemic, thanks to th...

One answer why, is from the CDC via WSJ is cited below. It would be interesting to discuss and share viewpoints regarding the concept of putting a patent on an isolated virus, if there's any relation to SARS CoV 2, and if the public should be ...

Okay, so maybe it's not time to toss out your N-95. However, a recent update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association shows an overall decline of TB cases. The organizations also report...

JAMA 9/9/2020 JAMA: Clinical Outcomes in Young US Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 Per CDC's latest figures. Covid-19 is increasing rapidly among young adults age 18-34 and highest among young adults ages 20 to 29. From June to August 20...

Is anybody using face mask support frames? How do they fit over the nose? Do they mess up the seal? My husband bought some N 95 face masks, and I don't like the way the mask sucks in and out, hitting my mouth & nose with each breath. The mas...

Well I sure hope my name is off of McKessons Flu vaccine delivery slip at prior employer.... got call last year at home I had delivery after I had changed positions and no longer responsible for vaccine distribution. Red Flags Flying.... Th...

As AN members wisely surmised due to virulence infection in many families. Wonder how many at SCOTUS nomination that came up positive also attended indoor reception?? Karen CNN 10/05/2020 New CDC guidance says COVID-19 can spre...

Many nurses have responded negatively to the new CDC guidelines for shortening isolation time for health care workers who test positive for COVID as it anticipates a surge in hospitalizations due to the Omicron variant. Healthcare workers with COVID-...

According to a policy statement released Nov 17 by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), all nurses need to learn the specifics of COVID from the CDC and educate their patients about it accordingly. The nurse's license may de...

I'm a senior nursing student and this debate arose with a couple of my classmates and me. I work as an ER tech and they work as patient care techs on the floor. As of right now, CDC guidelines state for PPE: So basically CDC is saying wear an N95 ...

I am tired of being the "bad guy" and I just want to keep our kids safe! Are the rest of you getting negative feedback from parents when you have to call to tell them their child needs to quarantine due to being a close contact of a positive student...

I'm an nurse in an inpatient detox in a larger city. Our facility is large and had many extra beds when COVID hit and so we "offered" them up to the county to be used as isolation for positive patients with nowhere to go. These patients have mi...

The infant was fretful and screaming after she gave him his injection. Since she did not bring the portable sharps container to the isolette, she quickly recapped the used syringe, and in her haste, she poked her finger with the needle. She grabbed s...

On Tuesday, February 25th, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) held a telebriefing to update the media on the agency’s response to COVID-19.  Federal health officials are implementing preparedness and response plans, as more cases are exp...

By now, every single solitary person on the face of the earth knows what is happening. Covid-19 is on the news hour after hour, day after day. We keep up with alerts constantly. We practice social-distancing. We work under adverse conditions, pleadin...

The sprays, wipes and liquids nurses frequently use to prevent infection could be harmful to lung health. A new study, published in JAMA Network Open found workplace exposure to cleaning chemicals significantly increases the risk in COPD among nurses...

CDC reverses course on testing asymptomatic people for COVID-19, again Do you agree with the CDC's reversal?

Been engaged in alot of discussion under the COVID heading. Got me thinking. I find myself not trusting published data. There's so much politicization of everything. The government agencies are simply not independent and they are the source of most i...

10/21/2020 CDC expands definition of who is a Covid-19 ‘close contact’ in contact tracing section to include multiple individual exposures within 24hr period totaling 15 min. Karen CDC: Close Contact definition