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|Videos|March 22, 2020
Weekly news wrap-up: The latest on COVID-19, plus a possible vaccine against feline enteric coronavirus
Author(s)dvm360 Staff
Want to be in the know? Check out the veterinary news highlights from this week.
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It's been a crazy week for anyone working in a veterinary practice. Odds are that your entire appointment protocols have changed in order to protect your team and your clients from COVID-19. Here's the latest on the novel coronavirus and other veterinary news.
Our latest COVID-19 coverage:
- Idexx Laboratories says it has tested thousands of dogs and cats, and they all
came up negative for the coronavirus strain that causes COVID-19 . - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
has been keeping its members up to date on its work to help keep veterinary practices open , providing tips on how to best care for patients while maintaining a low personal risk, and how to conserve personal protective equipment. - dvm360’s Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Adam Christman
offers some tips to help your veterinary practice during the coronavirus pandemic . - Certified leadership and wellness coach Kristina Guldbrand, CVT, BS, CSP, shares three techniques you need to implement right now to help improve your wellbeing
during the COVID- 19 pandemic .
In other news:
- In hopes of thwarting feline infectious peritonitis, Colorado State University researchers are developing an
oral vaccine that targets feline enteric coronavirus . - New legislation, if passed, would allow borrowers to
pause interest accumulation and loan repayment while pursuing additional veterinary training and education. - In the latest episode of “The Dilemma Live,” Dr. Marc Rosenberg and Bash Halow, CVT, CVPM, discuss how they would address a team member who inadvertently gave a boarding dog
regular kibble instead of the kosher food provided by the owners .
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