EU flags severe allergic reactions to Novavax’s COVID vaccine
Jul 15, 2022
Severe allergic reactions are a new potential side effect of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, the European Medicines Agency reported Thursday.
CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for long-term care residents
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2021
Long-term care residents are one step closer to receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots after an advisory panel affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a key recommendation...
Study: Updated COVID vaccine is 71 percent effective against hospitalization for older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 09, 2024
A new study exploring how well the updated COVID-19 vaccines worked in people over the age of 60 had some promising results.
LTC continues prep for complex COVID booster shots after unanimous panel vote
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 20, 2021
Nursing homes and long-term care pharmacies eager to give booster shots to residents and workers moved a step closer in the administrative process after the federal government secured a key regulatory...
Providers believe COVID vaccine mandates will ultimately decrease chances of workers leaving
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 27, 2021
The nation’s second largest nursing home association doesn’t expect the long-term care industry to see a mass exodus of workers if more providers enact COVID-19 vaccine mandates for its employees....
Feds wait for lowered vaccine efficacy to recommend COVID-19 booster shots
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will not be necessary until mRNA vaccines become less effective, federal health officials say. But immunocompromised Americans are potential near-term recipients, they told...
CDC: COVID vaccines safe during pregnancy, allaying a top concern of nursing home workers
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2021
Pregnancy concerns are cited as one of the top reasons for vaccine hesitancy among long-term care workers, but there were no obvious signs of third trimester adverse events among pregnant women who received...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 07, 2021
One year of aerobic exercise may stave off decline in mild cognitive impairment … Benefits of mRNA vaccine outweigh adverse heart event risks, CDC researchers conclude … Alzheimer’s Association pushes...
Federal guidance on vaccine mandate ‘can’t come soon enough’: expert
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
Guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers can’t come soon enough for those in nursing homes, according to one industry...
Fired nursing home workers prep $550K claim over county vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
May 20, 2021
Eleven former Wisconsin nursing home workers could seek a total of $550,000 in damages from the county that allegedly fired them for refusing to submit to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.