Canceling OSHA healthcare standard puts workers in ‘grave danger,’ unions tell court
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2022
The federal government has placed healthcare workers in “grave danger” by withdrawing portions of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard,...
‘Stealth’ version of omicron variant no cause for alarm, experts say
Jan 31, 2022
The new version of the variant does not appear to cause more severe disease, and vaccines are effective against it.
Neutralization titers against omicron up with mRNA-1273 boost
Jan 28, 2022
After a mRNA-1273 (Moderna) boost, neutralization titers against the omicron variant were 20 times higher than than those at one month after second dose.
Omicron linked to increase in COVID-19 cases, lower disease severity
Jan 27, 2022
The mean length of stay and percentages admitted to the ICU, receiving invasive mechanical ventilation and dying were lower during omicron.
$6 trillion spent, but targeted pandemic relief eludes assisted living industry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2022
With $11 billion in Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds having gone out to 74,000 healthcare providers, including senior living providers, and $6 trillion in overall COVID-19-related aid having been spent across...
Long-term care needs relief to sustain services through omicron and beyond, LeadingAge tells Biden
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2022
LeadingAge is calling on the Biden administration and Congress to deliver an emergency relief package to sustain senior living and other long-term care providers through the omicron variant of COVID-19...
FDA may limit use of two COVID-19 antibody treatments
Jan 24, 2022
Treatments made by Regeneron and Eli Lilly performed well against earlier variants but not against omicron.
Effects of Supreme Court ruling on OSHA mandate linger
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2022
Regardless of how anyone personally feels about the vaccination-and-testing emergency temporary standard recently stayed by the U.S. Supreme Court, its effects, and the effects of the High Court ruling,...
COVID-19 rapid test makers struggling to meet demand
Jan 21, 2022
However, the government’s order for the free test kits is in addition to existing supply and does not interfere with existing orders.
New Jersey requires senior living workers to be vaccinated, boosted; providers fear devil of a time
By
Ron Rajecki
Jan 21, 2022
New Jersey senior living providers are concerned that a new executive order requiring full COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots of healthcare workers at assisted living communities, nursing homes and...