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For patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Risk for COVID-19 Hospitalization Follows Usual Pattern in Lupus

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Similar to the general population, predictors of hospitalization include race, comorbidity, and BMI
The vast majority of parents believe vaccines are the best way to protect their children from infectious diseases

Parents Have Contradictory Views on Childhood Vaccines

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More than one-third of parents believe not all recommended vaccines are necessary
Three COVID-19-positive people with no symptoms were successfully identified and isolated at four overnight camps in Maine

Maine Summer Camps Identified, Isolated COVID-19 Cases

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Actions prevented COVID-19 transmission to more than 1,000 other campers and staff
Testing of environmental surfaces in the radiation oncology clinic in a tertiary care COVID-19 referral center revealed no detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA

No SARS-CoV-2 RNA Seen on Surfaces in Radiation Oncology Clinic

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No detectable SARS-CoV-2 found in radiation oncology dept. housed in tertiary care COVID-19 referral center
Intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU bed use as a percentage of a state's hospital bed capacity is significantly associated with an increase in overall COVID-19 deaths during the next seven days

Increase in Hospital Bed Use Tied to COVID-19 Deaths in Seven Days

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1 percent increase in ICU bed use tied to more than twofold increase in COVID-19 deaths in seven days
Resilience helps alleviate COVID-19-related worries as well as anxiety and depression

Mental Health Resilience Tied to Fewer COVID-19 Worries

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People more worried about family members, unknowingly spreading virus than contracting it
An effort that began in 1996 has led to the eradication of polio in Africa

WHO: Polio Eradicated in Africa

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Campaign by governments and nonprofits delivered nearly 9 billion polio vaccines
Experts are alarmed about revised U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines advising that people who do not have symptoms of COVID-19 do not need to be tested

Changes to CDC COVID-19 Testing Guidelines Trigger Concern

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Guidelines changed this week and prompted concern among infectious disease professionals
Nursing home staff will have to be tested regularly for COVID-19

U.S. Nursing Home Staff Must Be Tested Regularly for COVID-19

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Long-term care facilities account for 42 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the United States
Many hospital nurses in Illinois and New York were burned out and working in understaffed conditions immediately prior to the first wave of COVID-19 patients

Nurse Understaffing Common in Hospitals Prior to COVID-19

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Many nurses give their hospital unfavorable safety marks, would not recommend hospital to others