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| March 29, 2021 |
CDC Releases New Resource: Vaccinating Dialysis Patients and Healthcare Personnel
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ESRD NCC Releases New Resources
The ESRD National Coordinating Center (NCC) has released additional resources to support patient care and well-being, and is currently updating their website with new resources based on the recommendations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ESRD Networks, and patient subject matter experts. Several new resources are linked below, so that you may save and share them with your dialysis facility, transplant center, support groups, kidney community, and others.
For additional resources, visit www.kidneyCOVIDinfocenter.com. |
COVID-19 Variants
The FDA has indicated that the sustained increase in SARS-CoV-2 viral variants in the United States that are resistant to bamlanivimab administered alone, the U.S. Government, in coordination with Eli Lilly and Company, stopped the distribution of bamlanivimab alone on March 24, 2021. Using an alternative authorized monoclonal antibody therapy, such as bamlanivimab and etesevimab together with REGEN-COV, may reduce the risk of treatment failure should a patient be infected with a SARS-CoV-2 viral variant that is resistant to bamlanivimab alone. The FDA recently updated the following:
Authorized Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Regarding Emergency Use of bamlanivimab
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) 90 - bamlanivimab
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) 91 – REGEN-COV
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) 94 - bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered in combination |
The National Forum of ESRD Networks Releases New LTCF/Dialysis COVID-19 Communication Form
This form, developed by Paul Palevsky, MD and his colleagues in PA, has been used in the Forum's Sharing Highly Effective Practices program and widely in the renal community, has recently been updated to include COVID-19 Vaccination Status and the new CDC guidelines regarding when to discontinue transmission-based isolation.
View LTCF to Dialysis Facility COVID-19 Communication Form |
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NHSN COVID-19 REPORTING DATA IS REQUIRED BY NETWORK 5
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IS DUE EACH WEEK ON WEDNESDAY BY 2:00 PM. ET
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Beginning March 31, 2021, facilities will be required to report all patient and healthcare providers vaccination statuses weekly in NHSN. The reporting week runs Wednesday through Tuesday and facilities are expected to report the information no later than 2pm every Wednesday for the previous week. Information on how to report the vaccination data can be found here:
Weekly Patient COVID-19 Vaccination
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| March 22, 2021 |
Forum of ESRD Networks Releases New Patient Resource in Spanish
The newest KPAC COVID resource Kidney Patients & the COVID-19 Vaccine is now available in Spanish.
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View Resource in English
Additional resources are available on the Forum website at https://esrdnetworks.org/resources-news/covid-19-information-resources/resources-for-kidney-patients/. |
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American Society of Transplantation (AST) Releases COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ Fact Sheet
In response to questions from transplant professionals and the community, about the COVID-19 vaccine, AST has developed a FAQ Fact Sheet.
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| March 15, 2021 |
CDC Releases New Resources
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American Society of Transplantation (AST) Releases COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ Fact Sheet
In response to questions from transplant professionals and the community, about the COVID-19 vaccine, AST has developed a FAQ Fact Sheet.
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ESRD NCC Releases Pandemic Patient Resources Discussed During Recent Summit
The ESRD National Coordinating Center (NCC) recently held the National Patient & Family Engagement Learning Action Network (NPFE-LAN) Summit entitled Patients Partnering in a Pandemic. Several of the resources shared are linked below, so that you may save and share them with your dialysis facility, transplant center, support groups, kidney community, and others.
For additional resources, visit www.esrdncc.org/patients or www.kidneyCOVIDinfocenter.com.
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COVID Vaccine Resources for Hard to Reach Patients
Fact sheets in multiple languages to assist organizations who work with older adults, those with underlying medical conditions, racial and ethnic minorities, rural communities, people with disabilities, migrants, refugees, and other limited-English-proficient populations.
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| March 8, 2021 |
American Society of Transplantation (AST) Releases COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ Fact Sheet
In response to questions from transplant professionals and the community, about the COVID-19 vaccine, AST has developed a FAQ Fact Sheet.
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ESRD NCC Releases Pandemic Patient Resources Discussed During Recent Summit
The ESRD National Coordinating Center (NCC) recently held the National Patient & Family Engagement Learning Action Network (NPFE-LAN) Summit entitled Patients Partnering in a Pandemic. Several of the resources shared are linked below, so that you may save and share them with your dialysis facility, transplant center, support groups, kidney community, and others.
For additional resources, visit www.esrdncc.org/patients or www.kidneyCOVIDinfocenter.com.
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COVID Vaccine Resources for Hard to Reach Patients
Fact sheets in multiple languages to assist organizations who work with older adults, those with underlying medical conditions, racial and ethnic minorities, rural communities, people with disabilities, migrants, refugees, and other limited-English-proficient populations.
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CDC Releases COVID-19 Tracker
Track cases and vaccine status |
Updated Kidney Patient Resource Flyer
The National Forums of ESRD Networks’ Kidney Patient Advisory Council (KPAC) have updated their patient-created resource flyer What Kidney Patients Need to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccine |
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| March 1, 2021 |
CDC Releases COVID-19 Tracker
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Updated Kidney Patient Resource Flyer
The National Forums of ESRD Networks’ Kidney Patient Advisory Council (KPAC) have updated their patient-created resource flyer What Kidney Patients Need to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccine |
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