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Take Steps to Prevent Damaging Security Breaches in Survey Studies

March 24, 2021

IRBs can help investigators create a plan to prevent survey security breaches that can lead to false data and study slowdowns and shutdowns. IRBs should ensure researchers know that if they detect a breach that changes/corrupts data, leads to someone outside the research team accessing data, causes potential harm to participants, or requires a change in procedures or informed consent, it should be reported to the IRB.

IRBs, Researchers Starting to Recognize Security Breaches of Online Survey Data

Fixing problem is laborious

March 24, 2021

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Researchers at the University of Houston discovered a survey study had been breached. Large number of surveys poured in, with batches arriving in two-minute intervals. Other signs of a breach included suspicious responses, unusual email addresses and patterns, responses from outside the United States, and missing contact information.

New Survey Reveals COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black, Latino Communities

November 30, 2020

Lack of trust in government, little knowledge of the vaccine development process, and historical trauma and abuses cause distrust in vaccine candidates, according to survey respondents.

Nurses Still Reporting PPE Shortages, Fear of Reusing Single-Use N95s

‘I never thought I would consider leaving nursing’

September 16, 2020

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The chronic problem with adequate stocks of personal protective equipment for nurses continues as the coronavirus pandemic heads into the dreaded fall and winter months. Many nurses feel unsafe because of the shortages — and the continued reprocessing and reuse of N95 respirators, which are designed for single use only — according to the American Nurses Association.

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