COVID-19, flu shots at same time safe and effective, study says
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 11, 2023
A new study looked at how healthcare workers fared after having a COVID-19 vaccine, a flu shot or both. It found that taking both wasn’t linked to a lower immune response or to more frequent adverse...
This year’s new tripledemic: COVID-19, flu and RSV
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 25, 2023
It’s going to be a pretty busy cold, flu and respiratory syncytial virus season, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19 is on the rise now, a year after the country...
COVID vaccine protects elderly; delivery program has buy-in from nearly all U.S. nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 19, 2020
Fully 99% of skilled nursing facilities nationwide have signed on with the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program vaccine delivery initiative, HHS says. The news arrived just as Pfizer...
Vaccination pace to speed up in long-term care; focus is now on uptake, advocate says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2021
Encouraging uptake among staff and residents should be LTC administrators’ goal as the vaccination program ramps up, according to the AHCA / NCAL.