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...
CDC recommends three flu vaccine types for older adults this year
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 25, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared its yearly flu shot recommendations on Wednesday, urging older adults to get the vaccine.
Strategy to ‘harmonize’ COVID vaccine opens door to mandate, flu shot changes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2023
An effort to streamline the national COVID-19 vaccination approach and shift to single, annual shots for most people may have major implications for nursing home staff.
New flu-shot reporting to be streamlined, feds say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2023
Amid ongoing confusion about how to meet a new requirement to record flu vaccinations among nursing home staff, federal health officials have agreed to streamline the reporting process.
Providers fear more flu vaccine reporting burdens
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 21, 2022
Providers worry they might not have enough time to fully comply with a mandatory flu vaccination reporting measure for workers if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services moves forward as proposed.
Proposal would allow providers to fire workers who don’t get flu shots
By
Danielle Brown
May 05, 2022
Getting a flu shot could soon be a condition of employment for some nursing home providers if an effort by Delaware state lawmakers continues to gain steam.
Driven by pandemic lessons, CDC advisers mull endorsing high-dose flu vaccines for seniors
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 15, 2022
A decision to recommend high-dose influenza shots over standard-dose vaccines would be a welcome change, long-term care stakeholders say.
Patients may misattribute adverse effects commonly caused by the zoster vaccine to the influenza vaccine
Yearly flu vaccination does not affect SNF resident mortality in large Medicare study
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2021
A study of 26 million Medicare recipients has linked regular flu shots with lowered mortality — except in skilled nursing facility residents. The results suggest that vaccines alone are not enough to...
Shingles vaccine awareness may prevent flu shot avoidance next year, docs say
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2021
Shingles vaccine side effects are nothing to sneeze at, a new study suggests. They may be the reason that older adults who receive flu and shingles shots on the same day are less likely to get a flu shot...