A new research-based guide is available to increase uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine among nursing home workers. Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs addresses concerns and challenges nursing home workers have expressed and outlines the most effective approaches to build trust in the vaccine and make it easier for them to get vaccinated.
AJTMH) by a team of social scientists and infectious disease experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the University at Albany - SUNY, Northeastern University, HealthPartners Institute, and the University of Minnesota.
The researchers reported that the percentages of patients prescribed the appropriate standard of care treatment with private insurance for all three infections during the study period was consistently less than 70%, and in the case of hookworm diagnosed in those with private insurance, less than 30% of patients received the standard of care prescription drug. This rate of appropriate treatment is disturbingly low.
While these neglected parasitic worm infections are relatively uncommon across the U.S., there are pockets where the diseases are more prevalent, particularly rural areas with limited plumbing and poor sanitation. A study published in 2017 in