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In facilities where 24/7 intensivist care was not available, outcomes were better when care was delivered by tele-intensivists versus traditional care models, researchers reported.
Among patients treated at one of nine hospitals within the Cleveland Clinic Health System, those who received ICU telemedicine were 18% less likely to die and were released from the hospital an average of 2 days sooner than patients who received traditional ICU care, without round-the-clock on-site intensivist care.
Findings from the study, which included around 154,000 ICU patients, were presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine s virtual 50th Critical Care Congress.
Cleveland Clinic intensivist Chiedozie Udeh, MD, who presented the findings, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has put the spotlight on ICU telemedicine.
REFILE-COVID SCIENCE-Moderna shot protects against new virus variants; higher blood thinner dose keeps patients off ventilators Reuters 1/25/2021
By Nancy Lapid
Jan 25 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Moderna vaccine protects against new variants
The COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc protects against the new virus variants found in Britain and South Africa, researchers reported on Monday on bioRxiv ahead of peer review. They found no reduction in the effect of vaccine-induced antibodies on the UK variant. They did see significantly reduced effectiveness of the antibodies on the South Africa variant, although Moderna still believes its two-dose vaccine will provide protection. The company said it will test a new booster shot aimed at the South Africa variant that could be made available if necessary. Dr. Paul Offit o