BREAKING: Feds expand COVID vaccine mandate to all healthcare workers
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 09, 2021
Staff in all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities will soon be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday afternoon.
Interim data show no increase in serious outcomes post-COVID-19 vaccination
Sep 07, 2021
Incidence of ischemic stroke, appendicitis, or acute myocardial infarction not increased one to 21 days after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination
COVID vaccine protection drops by 80 percent in 6 months among nursing home residents: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2021
Vaccinated staff members had a similar six-month decrease in immunity levels, investigators say. The data may support recommendations for vaccine booster shots, they contend.
State testing residents’ immunity levels before COVID-19 boosters roll out
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 31, 2021
Maryland health officials have launched a program to test the antibody levels of 500 nursing home residents and determine how many seniors are in need of COVID-19 booster shots.
Nursing homes risk losing more than 20% of workers due to vaccine mandate: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
More than half of unvaccinated nursing home workers plan to find a job where COVID-19 vaccines are not required following the issuance of a federal mandate, according to a new survey likely to reinforce...
Grabowski: Too many loopholes in federal vaccine mandate may retain staff, but endanger residents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 24, 2021
Federal officials might pursue a regional approach or offer exemptions in finalizing a nursing home staff vaccination mandate, but it’s important they not water down the regulations so much as to undermine...
Initial COVID-19 vaccine booster rollout will affect 3 percent of U.S. population, officials say
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 13, 2021
The FDA is working with drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna to allow fully vaccinated immunocompromised people to receive an extra shot. Long-term care residents are not yet included in the booster campaign,...
COVID-19 vaccines effectively prevent hospitalization for seniors
Aug 10, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen vaccines highly effective for preventing COVID-19-linked hospitalization
Vaccination nation
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Aug 11, 2021
Last week an insurance adjuster came over to scope out some storm damage. Anyone who enters my home must be vaccinated or wear a mask (I keep clean masks at the front door. I’m nice like that). If...
Key CDC advisers set to scrutinize evidence for vaccine booster shots
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 11, 2021
The question of whether a COVID-19 booster shot will be helpful and safe may receive an answer Friday. That is when the CDC’s top vaccine advisers will meet to review updated evidence for recommending...