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Becker's Clinical Leadership. Here's
your industry news for Monday,

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August 21st. First,

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Auburn Community Hospital in New York is
reinstating its universal mask mandate

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after ending it only a month ago.

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The hospital requires all staff, patients,

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and visitors to wear
masks in clinical areas.

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Masks are also required at its physician
practices and skilled nursing facility.

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Patients with COVID-19 will be restricted
to one visitor wearing full PPE E two

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days ago.

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Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse
also reinstated Universal Masking.

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C D C. Data shows new admissions
in New York increased by 3%.

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The C D C recommends hospitals take a
risk-based approach that considers various

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factors including local transmission.

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Second,

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a former respiratory therapist
is sentenced to 18 years
in prison for the deaths

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of two Missouri Hospital
patients. Over 20 years ago,

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Jennifer Hall was initially arrested and
charged with two counts of first degree

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murder. In April,

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she agreed to a plea deal for two
counts of first degree involuntary

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manslaughter and one count
of second degree assault.

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The two deaths are part of nine described
as medically suspicious events at

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Hedrich Medical Center in 2002. Third,

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here are four COVID-19 updates.

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This is the fourth straight
week of increasing COVID-19.

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Admissions overall levels are
far below this time last year.

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The C D C is now tracking
the strain. BA six.

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It's a highly mutated version of the
virus detected in at least four countries,

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including a single case
in the us. However,

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EEG five remains the dominant strain.

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At least three New York hospitals
are reinstating mask mandates.

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Moderna says its updated.

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Covid 19 shot will be ready in September
and should be effective against EEG.

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Five.

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The Biden administration plans to urge
Americans to get an updated shot this

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fall, along with flu and r SV
shots. Thanks for listening.

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