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Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Home

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Cleaning with a household cleaner that contains soap or detergent reduces the amount of germs on surfaces and decreases risk of infection from surfaces. In most situations, cleaning alone removes most virus particles on surfaces. Disinfection to reduce transmission of COVID-19 at home is likely...

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COVID-19 Hand Washing disinfecting Sickness Caregivers

Development and Assessment of a Pictographic Pediatric Constipation Action Plan

Author/s: Reeves, Patrick T., Kolasinski, Nathan T., Shonna YIn, H., Alqurashi, Waleed, Echelmeyer, Sofia, Chumpitazi, Bruno P., Rogers, Philip L., Burklow, Carolyn S., Nylund, Cade M.

Objective: To assess the Uniformed Services Constipation Action Plan (USCAP) as an evidence-based, personalized, clinical action tool with pictograms to aid clinicians and families in the management of functional constipation.

Study design: The USCAP...

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Discharge Planning Functional Gastroenterology patient education Pictogram Validation

Masks and Face Coverings for the Lay Public : A Narrative Update

Author/s: Czypionka, Thomas, Greenhalgh, Trisha, Bassler, Dirk, Bryant, Manuel B.

Whether and when to mandate the wearing of facemasks in the community to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 remains controversial. Published literature across disciplines about the role of masks in mitigating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission...

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face masks Face Coverings masks COVID-19 coronavirus SARS coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Freedom Policy

Personal and Social Activities

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guidelines social guidelines

Considerations for Wearing Masks: Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19

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RNA vaccines: a novel technology to prevent and treat disease

Author/s: Hubaud, A.

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Smallpox Influenza, Human public health RNA Poliomyelitis Neoplasms Epidemics Variola virus vaccination

RNA vaccines: an introduction

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): People with Certain Medical Conditions

Author/s: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Revisions were made on November 2, 2020 to reflect recent data supporting increased risk of severe illness during pregnancy from the virus that causes COVID-19. Revisions also include addition of sickle cell disease and chronic kidney disease to the conditions that might increase the risk of...

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COVID-19 coronavirus underlying medical conditions high risk patients

Best Practices for COVID-19–Positive or Exposed Mothers—Breastfeeding and Pumping Milk

Author/s: Sullivan, S.E., Thompson, L.A.

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Risk of COVID-19 During Air Travel

Author/s: Pombal, Rui, Hosegood, Ian, Powell, David

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