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OBJECTIVE: To understand the demographic, clinical characteristics and effectiveness of early inpatient rehabilitation of post COVID survivors. DESIGN: Single center retrospective chart review analysis of 100 patients admitted to newly created acute COVID rehab unit (CORE+) from April to December 2020. RESULTS: The demographic, clinical characteristics and complications of 100 post COVID patients were reviewed. Functional outcomes of GG self-care and mobility items of IRF-PAI (Version 3.0) at admission and discharge, prevalence of the oxygen requirement, the need of cognitive and neuropsychology support by discharge and the dispositions after completion of IRF were analyzed. The functional outcomes of 59 primary pulmonary manifestation of COVID patients were further analyzed based on presence of ICU stay prior to transfer to COVID Rehab unit. The majority of patients demonstrated significant functional gains after completion of IRF, however, a considerable number of patients continued to require cognitive support by discharge. CONCLUSION: The data suggested the benefit of early rehabilitation for hospitalized post COVID patients. Services need to be geared to include patients' cognitive deficits.
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ABSTRACT: This brief report summarizes the comparative experience of an inpatient rehabilitation facility dealing with two episodes of COVID-19 infection, one before and one after the availability of vaccination, which was deployed to staff. The experience exemplifies the high rate of infection and potential for asymptomatic presentation of COVID-19 as well as the protective advantage of the vaccine for healthcare workers in this report. With a significant reduction in the rate of infection, from nearly 30% before vaccination to only 2.5% after vaccination. The data presented should serve as an encouragement for vaccination across all populations.