Daily Archives: November 6, 2020

For a limited time, the American Red Cross is testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, providing donors insight into whether they have been exposed to this coronavirus. A list of upcoming dates and times for blood drive… Continue reading →

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has begun recruiting up to 250 participants for a phase 3 clinical trial testing an investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Continue reading →

COVID-19 spreads faster and more widely throughout U.S. households than previously reported, according to new preliminary research from a multicenter study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers and published in a weekly report from th… Continue reading →

Think F.A.S.T.: 1. Be Friendly: “Welcome to Vanderbilt” or “Good morning!” 2. Apologize for the inconvenience: “I’m sorry to bother you.” 3. Share the reason & policy: “To protect our patients, staff and visitors” 4. Thank them: “Thank you and I hope y… Continue reading →

A snapshot of some of the numbers that help tell the story of COVID-19 at Vanderbilt. Continue reading →

Inactive SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus can still be present up to 90 days post illness. These patients (if asymptomatic or with improving symptoms) are no longer deemed contagious after the 10/20-day isolation period. Continue reading →