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Should we prioritize the unvaccincated for treatment? Govind Persad and Emily Largent

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They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the immunocompromised first, and additionally move up older vaccinated individuals or vaccinated persons with comorbidities. It’s shaming on vaccinated people.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

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What are the structural factors and individual factors that contribute to homelessness? ” On that grand rounds, you differentiated structural factors from … I forget what the word was, individual- Margot: Individual risk factors. Why do we say “over 50” is “older” for homeless persons, why not 65? Margot: After 50.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

By John Scott Frazer, Glenn Ross Frazer Reference : Frazer JS , Frazer GR, Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e001143.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

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And for any, any diet, it can, we can really tweak it to an individual’s preferences, their needs, that kind of thing. You can also put it into as you’re discussing other, like at an annual visit, like, oh, have you been sleeping well, you know, have you been vaccinated? So I lived with a family there.

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Redefining Alzheimer’s Disease: A Podcast with Heather Whitson, Jason Karlawish, Lon Schneider

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Heather: I’m requesting the song Don’t You Forget About Me, which is one of the things that I think matters most to patients and families living with Alzheimer’s disease. I think that the actuarial data are compelling, that elevated amyloid alone in some individuals can lead to downstream dementia. Eric: Wonderful.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

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Our conversation covers: The current state of COVID Evidence for COVID boosters, who should get them, and preferences between Novavax and mRNA vaccines COVID treatments like Molnupiravir and Paxlovid Differences in COVID impact on nursing home residents and those with serious illnesses We wrap up with a “magic wand” question. The impact on.