Saving Lives: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Rapid Naloxone Initiative.

Background: The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic within the COVID-19 pandemic, and veterans are twice as likely to die from accidental overdose compared to non-veterans. This article describes the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Rapid Naloxone Initiative, which aims to prevent opioid overdose deaths among veterans through (1) opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) to VHA patients at risk for opioid overdose, (2) VA Police naloxone, and (3) select automated external defibrillator (AED) cabinet naloxone.

Methods: VHA has taken a multifaceted, theory-based approach to ensuring the rapid availability of naloxone to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

Minimal Population Prevalence and Mortality of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Healthcare Personnel.

Among 3926 healthcare personnel in a multisite healthcare system, the minimal population prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was 4.4% (bootstrap 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.7%-5.

Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers After a Single Dose of mRNA-1273 Vaccine.

This cohort study of health care workers in a metropolitan Veterans Administration network examines the association of SARS-CoV-2 infection after receiving a single dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine compared with no vaccination.