COVID-19 vaccination coverage higher in urban versus rural counties
Mar 08, 2022
Completion of the primary series was higher in urban than rural counties. Receipt of the booster was low in both urban and rural counties.
In reversal, WHO now supports COVID-19 boosters
Mar 08, 2022
Several studies show that booster doses help restore weakening immunity and protect against severe COVID-19.
These medical innovations are good news for aging adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2022
Sepsis, prostate cancer, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, hypertension. These are some of the conditions that will benefit from medical advancements noted on the Cleveland Clinic’s recently announced...
Feds delay ‘ticking time bomb’ set to invalidate existing health regulations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2022
The federal government once again is delaying implementation of a “ticking time bomb” that threatens to invalidate thousands of existing health regulations, including protections for older adults.
Vaccination ups infection-acquired immunity against SARS-CoV-2
Mar 01, 2022
Two doses of the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine were linked to high short-term protection against infection, which wanes after six months.
‘We’re not going to back away from the mandate,’ NJ governor says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 25, 2022
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is standing firm on the Feb. 28 vaccine mandate deadline for healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 booster shot, he said at a news briefing Wednesday. Under the governor’s...
COVID-19 vaccination tied to decline in distress in U.S. adults
Feb 24, 2022
Decreases in distress and perceived risks for infection, hospitalization and death were reported by those receiving at least one dose of the vaccine.
New Sanofi-GSK COVID-19 vaccine highly effective, companies say
Feb 23, 2022
In laboratory studies, two doses of the vaccine stimulated the production of more neutralizing antibodies than an approved mRNA vaccine.
High vaccination rates, workforce recovery signal signs of positivity: Sabra CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2022
High COVID-19 vaccination rates and the workforce’s recovery from omicron infections are positive signs as the senior living and care sector climbs back to pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to...
Appealing to personal values helped senior living community boost vaccination rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2022
Appealing to its staff members’ personal values of providing service to those in need was the key to achieving a 97% staff vaccination rate — and an 83% staff booster rate — for one California senior...