mRNA-1273 has high vaccine effectiveness after five months
Dec 03, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness 87.4 percent against COVID-19 infection, and 95.8 and 97.9 percent against COVID-19 hospitalization, hospital death
Biden’s winter COVID plan highlights boosters for seniors, expands access to antibody treatment
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 03, 2021
The multi-pronged plan, unveiled Thursday, is aimed at further encouraging vaccinations and booster shots — especially among older adults — along with increasing the availability of other tools to...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct 27
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2021
Tech Awards Gold goes to Erickson Senior Living for infectious disease management system … Delta variant did not increase COVID-19 severity in hospitalized patients: study … CDC report underscores...
States’ vaccination rate gaps suggest thousands of unnecessary deaths among seniors, analysts find
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2021
There would have been 62% fewer COVID-19 deaths than actually occurred in the past 3 months if states with the lowest vaccination rates had matched those with the highest rates, the Kaiser Family Foundation...
Nursing home staff vaccinations get a boost thanks to New York mandate; delta ups jabs nationwide
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 29, 2021
By midnight of its Monday deadline, New York state saw vaccination rates rise to 92% among nursing home and hospital workers, according to a new report.
The delta variant and long-term care: Key liability and risk considerations
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James “JJ” Maskowitz
Sep 08, 2021
Over the course of 2020, it became apparent that long-term care facilities needed to be thoroughly prepared for unexpected health or safety issues. Facilities around the nation learned that it is vital...
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness 66 percent during delta predominance
Aug 25, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness for all three vaccines decreased from 91 percent in months preceding delta predominance