Mix-and-match booster shots a plus for long-term care, AHCA/NCAL’s chief doc says
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 25, 2021
Adding the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines to the mix will “catapult” efforts to increase COVID-19 booster access for residents and staff, David Gifford, M.D., says.
Biden administration asks court to revive workplace vaccine mandate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2021
The Biden administration has asked the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a federal workplace COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate after the enforcement was suspended.
CMS shares LTC booster data; coverage among residents meets national average
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 10, 2022
Nursing home booster vaccination data is now available on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website as part of CMS’s effort to help increase facility vaccination coverage, the agency said Wednesday.
Low vaccination levels explain high COVID burden on the socially vulnerable: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2023
Vaccination coverage remains lower in socially vulnerable communities, contributing to relatively poor COVID-19 outcomes, investigators report.
FDA proposes two annual COVID shots for seniors in ‘simplified’ vaccine schedule
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 24, 2023
In an effort to streamline COVID-19 protection, older adults and others vulnerable to severe disease would receive two annual shots of an updated vaccine, according to a plan to be evaluated on Thursday...
Federal programs helped vaccinate LTC residents quickly but delayed other vaccination efforts: GAO
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Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2021
The federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care program was a boon for quickly getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of nursing home residents at highest risk of contracting the virus,...
Multiple factors contribute to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among older, ethnic minorities
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Amy Novotney
Nov 08, 2021
While older adults from minority ethnic backgrounds are at increased risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy continues to be high among these individuals. In an effort to better...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Sept. 20
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2021
CNAs remain least vaccinated, requiring ‘large-scale’ solution … AARP says Florida leads nation in COVID deaths of nursing home residents, staff … Hardware-free virtual physical therapy system...
Supreme Court won’t review healthcare workers’ challenge to Maine vaccine mandate
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear arguments in a lawsuit that would allow healthcare workers to apply for religious exemptions to Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
U.S. to test vaccine combos for future anti-variant strategy, Fauci says
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2022
The NIH is launching a phase 2 clinical trial to help determine which vaccine combos can provide a broader immune response in adults who have already had a series of COVID-19 vaccinations.