Last week an insurance adjuster came over to scope out some storm damage. Anyone who enters my home must be vaccinated or wear a mask (I keep clean masks at the front door. I’m nice like that). If...
When good men say nothing
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 05, 2021
Though Genesis HealthCare is making vaccinations for long-term care workers mandatory, I’m not so foolish as to reveal my own true feelings about the requirement. I fear the warring ghosts of liberty...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 1
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to jump 40% this week … FDA: Pfizer vaccine can be stored at higher temp for up to 2 weeks … Statins again linked to reduced COVID-19 mortality — this time by 50% … The...
Overcoming vaccine hesitancy with information hygiene
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
May 04, 2021
While the pandemic ripped its way across the world, another disease spread rampantly throughout our country: A virus of misinformation and disinformation — causing a widespread erosion of trust. We’re...
Retail giants wrap up vaccine clinics, launch new LTC services for ongoing care
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
CVS Health and Walgreens have completed their final LTC clinics, and are handing the reins to Omnicare and PharMerica to provide ongoing COVID-19 vaccination services in skilled nursing facilities and...
Pfizer to ship smaller packages of COVID-19 vaccine to cut waste, boost uptake
Sep 03, 2021
CDC says smaller packages of the vaccine may be available by October
Pfizer asks FDA to approve omicron-specific booster shot
Aug 22, 2022
The drug company says that its new mRNA vaccine produces an immune response against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants.
Tracing cases: How one bar gathering led to a nursing home resident’s COVID hospitalization
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2021
A new report on contact tracing in rural Illinois illustrates how a single community gathering can lead directly to infections in a skilled nursing facility, and the challenges associated with reopening...
White House to detail strategies to support next generation of COVID immunizations
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 26, 2022
Intranasal vaccines and pan-coronavirus drugs are on the table in a new push toward corralling COVID-19 — despite uncertainties about support and federal funding, a new report finds.
COVID shot boosters for all adults will help to reduce confusion, FDA says
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2021
The FDA “heard loud and clear” that a simpler booster strategy was needed, its vaccine chief says. But the action may be too late to head off a winter virus surge, observers say.