NEW: What are the recommendations around wearing double masks?
On Feb. 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of a study that examined aerosol spread between mannequin heads wearing masks. The study results further confirmed that wearing a well-fitting mask can significantly reduce (by about 95%) the risk of coronavirus exposure. View...
NEW: Children's Hospital sees surge in rare MIS-C cases amid drop in COVID-19 numbers
While the number of COVID-19 cases across the country is decreasing, pediatricians at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt are beginning to see a new post-surge trend: an increase in cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). View...
NEW: VUSM students helping vaccinate patients against COVID-19
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students will be rolling up their sleeves and pitching in to vaccinate patients against COVID-19. Since the pandemic encroached on Nashville last spring, the medical students have been eager to be of service, said Amy Fleming, MD, associate dean of Medical Student Affairs. View...
UPDATE: Patient vaccination plan updated according to revised state guidelines
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is following Tennessee Department of Health guidelines when notifying our patients and others of their eligibility to be vaccinated. VUMC is actively working with the state and local health departments to vaccinate individuals who are not current VUMC patients in a safe, coordinated and effective manner. View...
NEW: Data mart speeds recruitment for COVID research
The arrival last March of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee presented challenges for the clinical research enterprise at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Prompt recruitment of patients newly diagnosed with COVID-19 into clinical trials was, and remains, a public health imperative with top-level backing from the federal government. View...
NEW: More than 1,000 receive antibody infusions for COVID-19 at VUMC
Ken and Kathy Hazelwood were shocked when they both tested positive for COVID-19 in early December. The retired Murfreesboro couple has no idea how they became infected. View...