Nearly 200,000 in nursing homes already have received two doses of COVID vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2021
Close to 90% of all U.S. nursing homes have completed their first coronavirus vaccine clinic, according to new federal data, and the number of people that also have received their booster shot is rising...
New report details allergic reactions to early Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2021
Among 21 patients who experienced anaphylaxis in the first days of the rollout, 18 had onset within 30 minutes. Common signs of allergic reaction were hives (urticaria); rapid edema, or swelling beneath...
Side effects of medicine and hope
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Jan 22, 2021
I got the first step. The first step of the vaccine gave me a headache, a sore arm and the euphoric feeling of hope for release from the restrictions, illness and death that have literally plagued...
Antibody drug cut COVID-19 risk by up to 80% in residents, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 22, 2021
A COVID-19 antibody therapy was able to drastically reduce the risk of nursing home residents contracting COVID-19, according to new study results released Thursday by drugmaker Eli Lilly.
Intense outreach results in high staff vaccination rate at Connecticut facility
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 22, 2021
About 70% of staff members at a Connecticut nursing home and assisted living provider have opted to take the COVID-19 vaccine following intense employee engagement programs that started early on in the...
New ‘weapon in our arsenal’: Antibody drug cuts COVID risk by 80 percent in LTC residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 22, 2021
Staff and residents who received Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody therapy were less likely to contract symptomatic COVID-19 than placebo groups in a late-stage trial. Industry advocates are hailing...
Salvation by social media
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 21, 2021
I always thought it was only good for destroying the world, but now I’m here to boldly predict that social media will ultimately save us. After the horrors we’ve been through these past few years...
Experts urge providers: Start planning now to ensure extra shots of COVID-19 vaccines
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 21, 2021
Early this month, AMFM Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers celebrated the completion of second-round COVID-19 vaccinations at all 19 of its buildings — before many had even offered a first round and nearly...
CDC changes guidance for point-of-care antigen testing in long-term care facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 21, 2021
The Centers for Disease and Prevention has updated the scenarios for when long-term care providers should conduct confirmatory polymerase chain reaction (PRC) COVID-19 testing after receiving initial point-of-care...
Facility at heart of first US COVID outbreak gets second vaccine shots; residents and staff nearly all...
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 21, 2021
Second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine were given to an overwhelming majority of staff and residents at a Washington state skilled nursing facility that was the first site of a coronavirus outbreak...