COVID-19 Archive — Page 5 of 33

A slice of toast spread with peanut butter sits beside a spoon holding a small amount of peanut butter; a crossed-out peanut symbol on the toast indicates avoiding peanuts.
June 3, 2022

Food allergy linked to lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

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June 2, 2022

Study explores positioning options to improve COVID mortality

Vanderbilt researchers found that prone positioning of patients with COVID-19-related hypoxemia not on mechanical ventilation offered no observed clinical benefit among these patients.

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May 25, 2022

COVID infection rates are rising again; masking now required in all public indoor areas of VUMC

Several syringes with orange safety caps arranged beside medical packaging and a partially visible label reading “COVID-19 Vaccine.”
May 19, 2022

Panel considers ways to improve vaccine readiness, restore trust

A recent Ethics Grand Rounds, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, explored potential ways to overcome vaccine readiness and restore trust in health care providers.

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May 18, 2022

Have summer plans? Pick up a COVID-19 test to be sure you’re safe to go

VUMC employees can get two free COVID-19 test kits each (four tests total) at the Occupational Health Clinic or One Hundred Oaks COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic.

Three-dimensional illustration of a coronavirus particle with a textured gray spherical surface, red spike proteins, and smaller yellow surface structures; blurred particles appear in the background.
May 12, 2022

VUMC-led study finds Moderna COVID vaccine safe and effective for children