Mass LTC vaccinations start next week, distributors say; a few states start this week, feds say
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 15, 2020
Most nursing homes who opted into the federal COVID-19 vaccine program are likely to receive their first doses starting early next week.
Parkinson: Maintain SNF vaccinations to cut COVID death rate ‘dramatically’
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 15, 2021
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is hopeful COVID-19 vaccinations of all U.S. nursing home residents will be complete by the March 1 target date it set for states last month.
‘Absolutely unconscionable’: Just 14% of distributed vaccine doses have been administered in long-term...
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2021
New figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that less than 15% of COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed to long-term care facilities through the federal program have actually been...