Second J&J shot ‘significantly’ increases COVID-19 antibodies; firm heads toward approval process
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Danielle Brown
Aug 26, 2021
A Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster could be made available to long-term care residents and healthcare providers, as well as the rest of the American public, after the company unveiled promising results...
Medicare nursing home residents more likely to be diagnosed, hospitalized and die from COVID-19 than...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2021
Despite nursing home residents accounting for just 2% of the Medicare population, the group is disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 when compared to community beneficiaries, according to preliminary...
Delta variant decreasing vaccine effectiveness among frontline healthcare workers, CDC study shows
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Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2021
Fully vaccinated frontline healthcare workers were significantly better protected from contracting COVID-19 before the delta variant emerged as the dominant strain, according to new data released by the...
NJ sees more than 100 active COVID outbreaks in nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2021
New Jersey health officials are “very concerned” after active COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes throughout the state exceeded 100 this week.
FDA’s full approval of Pfizer vaccine stokes provider optimism
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Danielle Brown
Aug 24, 2021
Long-term care providers are hopeful that the Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will help increase vaccine confidence among its workers and ultimately...
Grabowski: Too many loopholes in federal vaccine mandate may retain staff, but endanger residents
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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...
‘Hundreds of thousands’ of long-term care employees could be lost, providers warn the administration...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 23, 2021
Singling out the long-term care industry with the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate could cause a “mass exodus” of workers from the profession and to other healthcare settings, the American Health Care...
Whether facing an exodus or a trickle, LTC operators are activating these hiring strategies ahead of...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2021
When Salmon Health and Retirement instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its four Massachusetts nursing homes, CEO Matt Salmon was confident in the decision because he expected state officials would...
COVID vaccine efficacy waning among nursing home residents in wake of delta, CDC data reveals
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Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2021
The need for COVID booster shots among nursing home residents may now be apparent after a federal study found that vaccine effectiveness declined significantly among the group after the delta variant started...
US will likely prioritize long-term care for COVID-19 booster shots
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 19, 2021
Long-term care residents will be among the first to receive COVID-19 booster shots once distribution begins, according to federal health officials.