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UPI reports new research shows it's a very good idea to insist that healthcare workers get an annual flu shot. That's according to researchers from the University of Georgia, Montana State University and Monash University in Australia. They found that states with mandatory flu shots for hospital workers saw statewide reductions in deaths from influenza and pneumonia. They estimate that during the 2016-17 season alone, nearly 2,000 deaths were averted in the 15 U.S. states that had mandatory vaccination laws at that time. The findings suggest that health-worker vaccination laws may be a good way to protect the country's most vulnerable populations. The researchers say it's possible that similar benefits could also be seen with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of hospital workers.
Researchers in Ireland say they have developed a system that can predict who will suffer from severe COVID-19. According to UPI, the team of researchers revealed their study and findings on Wednesday. The scoring system, called the Dublin-Boston score, is designed to enable clinicians to make more informed decisions. Physicians will be able to identify patients who may benefit from steroids and other treatments after being infected. The test accurately predicts how severe the infection will be after measuring the patient's blood for the first four days.
Doctors and nurses carry out house visits on the outskirts of Lima to perform Covid-19 tests on residents to stop the spread of the virus as the death toll nationwide nears the 30,000 mark. IMAGES
Moscow (Russia), Aug 14 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Maxim Shipenkov).- Russian doctors are treating patients with COVID-19 in a hospital in the Moscow settlement of Kommunarka. Russia registered the first vaccine against the new coronavirus and is preparing for mass testing.FOOTAGE OF THE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE KOMMUNARKA SETTLEMENT IN MOSCOW
People queue outside a Covid-19 test center as Germany hits a record 100,000 daily Covid-19 cases. Germany's daily toll of new Covid-19 cases has topped 100,000 for the first time, according to data from the country's public health agency. IMAGES
A nurse was arrested in Palermo, Sicily, for pretending to administer a Covid-19 vaccine to consenting patients, in particular to two spouses. In the video surveillance images, the nurse empties the content of a syringe into a gauze before giving the injection. IMAGES
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