No increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome seen after COVID-19 vaccination in adults
Oct 17, 2022
The reporting rate of Guillain-Barré syndrome was higher compared with other vaccinations, but the rate was within the incidence range for the general population.
Vaccine mandate brings relief to home care agencies but raises questions
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 13, 2021
President Biden’s vaccine mandate for workers at healthcare agencies receiving Medicare and Medicaid was the kind of good news Louisiana home care agencies needed.
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2022
Supreme Court to hear OSHA, CMS vaccine mandate arguments Friday … OSHA withdraws part of COVID-19 standard but will ‘vigorously enforce’ other parts … Legislators endorse request to use $6.39...
Serious adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines reported rarely
Jan 05, 2022
Full vaccination dose, younger age, female sex and previously having had COVID-19 were linked to greater odds of adverse effects.
Bivalent vaccine provides added protection against BA.5, XBB/XBB.1.5
Jan 26, 2023
Additional protection against symptomatic infection was provided for people who previously had received monovalent vaccine doses.
Older adults account for most breakthrough COVID-19 hospitalizations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2021
Breakthrough COVID-19 hospitalizations of fully vaccinated individuals most often affect older adults and those with chronic health conditions, according to a new analysis of hospital data by the Kaiser...
More news for Friday, March 1
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2024
What states spent on dementia care in 2010 through 2019 … Impaired sense of direction may be early sign of Alzheimer’s … Experiencing low healthcare quality is associated with greater dementia risk...
Low vaccination rates, rise in variants preventing end to COVID-19 crisis in long-term care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2021
Although COVID-19 deaths in assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities have declined sharply in recent months, low vaccination rates in some parts of the nation are leading to a rise in...
Capital Senior Living mulling COVID-19 vaccination as condition of employment
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2021
With more than 90% of its residents fully vaccinated, Capital Senior Living announced during a second-quarter earnings call on Thursday that it is considering a move to make COVID-19 vaccination a condition...
ACHCA joins in effort to ‘strongly urge’ COVID-19 vaccination in long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 03, 2021
The American College of Health Care Administrators said late Tuesday that it is joining several other long-term care and healthcare-related groups in an effort to “strongly urge the vaccination of all...