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ICU Management

Cdc-interim-guidelines-for-fully-vaccinated-people

2021 16 Mar

Efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic finally became possible when, in December 2020, the FDA authorised the use of the first COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech. Soon after, two additional vaccines from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson also received emergency authorisation for use. As of 8 March 2021, over 31 million people in the U.S. have...Read more

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Following-cdc-protocols-cuts-dialysis-bloodstream-infections-in-half-in-the-u-s

2013 06 Jun

CDC provides tools to help all U.S. dialysis facilities reduce potentially deadly infections On May 13, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released results of its Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Prevention Collaborative showing a 32 percent decrease in overall bloodstream infections and a 54 percent decrease in vascular...Read more

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One-in-five-americans-report-visiting-emergency-room-at-least-once-in-the-past-year

2013 06 Jun

In 2011, 20 percent of U.S. adults reported at least one emergency room visit in the past year, and 7 percent reported two or more visits, according to Health, United States, 2012, the government’s annual, comprehensive report on American’s health.  The 36th annual report is now available at www.cdc.gov/nchs .  The report includes a compilation...Read more