Considerations for Events and Gatherings
Considerations for Events and Gatherings 2019 Novel Coronavirus
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Bereavement calls helping to aid grieving families
by Jill Clendening There has been nothing normal about the COVID-19 pandemic, and grieving the loss of a life at a time when families have been unable to gather beside a bedside to say…
Employees working from home bring value, safety to VUMC
by Kelsey Herbers On March 17, Vanderbilt University Medical Center began encouraging all employees who work in non-clinical areas to work from home to help curb the spread of COVID-19. As of early May,…
Resources for State, Local, Territorial and Tribal Health Departments
Resources for State, Local, Territorial and Tribal Health Departments 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Children’s Hospital experts say well-child visits remain as crucial as ever
by Christina Echegaray Pediatricians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are stressing the continued importance of well-child visit for infants, children and adolescents, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Well-child visits — regularly-scheduled…
Research probes why COVID-19 seems to spare young children
By Bill Snyder Lung disease experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues have determined a key factor as to why COVID-19 appears to infect and sicken adults and older people preferentially while seeming…
CDC in Action
CDC is aggressively responding to the global outbreak of COVID-19 and preparing for the potential of community spread in the United States. 2019 Novel Coronavirus