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  1. This Week in Virology (podcast link)

    Science experts on the subject, for when you get tired of the armchair experts.
  2. NRSKarenRN

    COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives

    Multiple vaccine incentives are now being offered to those getting vaccinated this month to meet the CDC/President Biden's goal of 70% adult vaccination by July 4th, 2021. Those vaccinated at CVS pharmacy or by CVS pharmacist @ covid clinic/ SNF...
  3. Covid Vaccine

    I’m giving Covid vaccines in our community. I’m looking for tips on deltoid IM injections from other nurses. Many needle phobic people I want to give the least painful shot as possible. Also many frail people with small arms.
  4. Yes, Employer Can Require Covid Vaccine

    Apparently per the EEOC's guidelines employers (not just healthcare related) can mandate vaccination of workers. The exception is a "sincerely held religious belief" or a covered disability. Just found out this morning that a chain of for profit LTC/...
  5. Joe V

    Nurses and Germ Warfare

    Nurses expose themselves to a host of germs every ... single ... day. To avoid catching something from patients, some Nurses have even developed obsessive-compulsive habits like, GASP ... HANDWASHING! LOL! Seriously, what type of infection control do...
  6. Work Opportunities For Unvaccinated Nurses

    I think that the market may create good paying work for unvaccinated nurses. There are areas in this country with low vaccination rates resulting in high Covid hospitalization rates. Couple that with increasing frustration and compassion fatig...
  7. Christy Henry RN has learned a hard lesson: one can catch COVID-19 ANYWHERE. Leaving my camp position tonight, went to 3 pharmacies for med + DME supplies so masked up, despite being fully vaccinated. CNN 7/23/2021 Unvaccinated Missouri...
  8. Which Covid Vaccine is better?

    Hello Fellow Nurses, Which Covid vaccine supply is better to you Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson& Johnson? Does anyone know where to review research? I have elderly parents and elderly in laws. I have read about side effects and anaphylaxis...
  9. Yes, I'm Vaxxed But...

    I remember being taught in nursing school the rights of medication administration - Right patient Right medication Right dose Right route Right time Right documentation Right situation Right place ...
  10. ABC News 2/18/21 Biden to announce US will donate $4 billion for COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries
  11. Austria to go into full lockdown as Covid surges
  12. Read in its entirety: Article from NEWSWEEK: Main Delta COVID Variant Symptoms May Be Different From Original Virus
  13. From the NY Times Use this interactive tool to calculate the number of people who will need a vaccine in each state and county — and where you might fit in that line. I'm towards the very top. Find Your Place in the Vaccine Line
  14. Ethical Dilemma with Vaccine PPE?

    I am currently on a temporary contract vaccinating for a retail pharmacy. It's awesome! Most of the pharmacists and all the contract nurses are awesome! The other's involved in greeting and organizing the butt-load of patients are usually young wi...
  15. 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...
  16. I am an RN who works for an agency that runs group homes. I am the only nurse and my position is administration and primarily training. In the 15 years I have been there I have never done direct patient care. They want me to go to individual homes an...
  17. Read in its entirety: Nurse suspected of giving thousands in Germany saline solution instead of COVID-19 vaccine
  18. How long am I contagious when vaccinated?

    Just a question, how long am I contagious, as a vaccinated person? I was tested and found Covid positive Friday night. Started experiencing cold-like symptoms Wednesday. Think I was exposed the previous Saturday night at work. If it's 10 days of...
  19. My admin is throwing this around - trying to become a vax site for our school community. Ultimately, I know it will never happen because things are too disorganized, but my initial response was like... WOW!. Could they add one more thing to my COVID ...
  20. My parents cried, they were so elated to finally get the vaccine. "We can finally not worry anymore and have the whole family over!" My Mom said this with such enthusiasm and it was the first time over the last 10 months she seemed carefree. I wanted...
  21. You Call The Shots You Call the Shots is an interactive, web-based immunization training course. It consists of a series of modules that discuss vaccine-preventable diseases and explain the latest recommendations for vaccine use. Each module prov...
  22. Kid, you made my day!

    You don't have to be a nurse to appreciate my story. You don't even have to believe in vaccines. Because this story is about a young man who took charge of his life and made important decisions that would provide lifelong benefit to his health and ot...
  23. It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble it’s what you know for sure that just ain't so - Humorist Josh Billings Information and Misinformation are Circulated at a Very Fast Pace How do we decide what to believe and what not ...
  24. Good morning- Now that several of us have gotten our COVID Vaccine- I'm just curious how you got along? Side Effect? What were they? Happy Thursday Friends- Cattz
  25. I Really Do Not Want the COVID Vaccine ?

    (So glad I stumbled across this website again after almost 6 years! I need to change my username because I am not an aspiring nurse anymore, I have been a nurse for almost 3 years! ?) Anyway, I really do not want to take this new covid vaccine. ...