Rates of COVID-19, severe illness lower with BNT162b2 booster dose
Dec 09, 2021
A second study shows a reduction in the rate of death due to COVID-19 with a booster dose of BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech).
Operators need to adopt ‘not on my watch’ attitude toward flu: public health expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2021
The key to avoiding a “twindemic” of COVID-19 and influenza in senior living and other congregate care settings is for operators to adopt a “not on my watch” attitude toward illness by stressing...
Last week, the White House said local pharmacies are now providing more than two-thirds of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection down after third BNT162b2 dose
Dec 03, 2021
The estimated odds ratio of 0.14 at 28 to 65 days after receipt of the Pfizer-BioNTech booster was compared with those who received two doses.
mRNA-1273 has high vaccine effectiveness after five months
Dec 03, 2021
The effectiveness of the Moderna vaccine was 87.4% against COVID-19 infection and 95.8 and 97.9% against COVID-19 hospitalization and hospital death, respectively.
State lawmakers take action on COVID-19-related liability, vaccination legislation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2021
More COVID-19-related legislation is working its way through state legislat
Labor Department extends comment period for OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended until Jan. 19 the comment period for its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard.
Vaccine makers already testing their shots against omicron variant
Nov 29, 2021
So far, existing vaccines have proven effective against prior coronavirus variants, including the delta variant.
As vaccine deadline passes, 95 percent of federal workers have gotten shots
Nov 23, 2021
Only about 59% of the general population are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data.
As COVID-19 booster shots become available to all adults, operators encourage workers to get them, ponder...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccination booster shots open up to all U.S. adults, senior living industry leaders tell McKnight’s Senior Living that they continue to encourage their employees to get the shots and will...