Publication imminent for COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2021
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more employees will be published in the Federal Register “in the coming days,” a Department of Labor spokesperson told McKnight’s on...
Tightening labor market requires employers to be competitive: labor expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With a tightening labor market, employers need to stand out and be competitive to attract and retain workers, according to a labor data expert.
Home healthcare industry already prepared for COVID-19 booster
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 19, 2021
Some home healthcare providers already had the ball rolling on preparations for COVID-19 booster vaccinations — even before the Biden administration announced Wednesday afternoon they would be offered.
Pneumonia vaccine recommendations debated
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 15, 2015
Two physicians say the latest pneumococcal vaccine guidelines for adults aged 65 or more years are “not ready for widespread adoption,” but another says the guidelines should be followed at...
OSHA suspends implementation of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration says that it is suspending enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard after a court ordered...
Vaccination, booster shots remain top strategy in protecting long-term care residents, workers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2021
COVID-19 is not done with us. LeadingAge Senior Vice President of Policy Ruth Katz opened Wednesday’s membership update call with news that several states are seeing increasing coronavirus cases. Connecticut,...
Pandemic risk reduction the new lesson plan for nurse educator
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Geriatric nurse practitioner and researcher Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD, started a campaign early in the pandemic to promote factual information regarding COVID-19.
155 assisted living communities get bad rap after being put on governor’s ‘not vaccinating’ list
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Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2021
More than 150 assisted living communities are being called out — unfairly, they say — by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the state’s Department of Aging, according to local media reports.
Florida lawmakers take on federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 19, 2021
A series of state bills aimed at dismantling employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates is headed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, potentially making the state the first to fine employers for requiring vaccinations.
Senior living providers plan COVID-19 booster clinics in advance of federal recommendations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
As the senior living industry awaits today’s scheduled vote by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on how to implement COVID-19 booster...