CDC panel recommends COVID-19 boosters for older adults but not healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
A vaccine advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Thursday to recommend booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adults aged 65 or more years...
Senior living providers plan COVID-19 booster clinics in advance of federal recommendations
By
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...
CDC expert panel to weigh in on vaccine boosters
Sep 22, 2021
The panel will deliberate which high-risk groups should get a booster shot.
FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine not enough to convince hesitant caregivers to roll up their sleeves
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2021
The Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has done little to instill confidence in vaccine safety and effectiveness for unvaccinated caregivers, according...
COVID-19 has killed more Americans than the Spanish flu did in 1918
Sep 21, 2021
This happened despite vast gains in scientific knowledge during the past century.
FDA panel singles out healthcare workers for possible boosters
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 20, 2021
Healthcare workers could be in line to get boosters of the COVID-19 vaccine if the Food and Drug Administration follows the recommendation of an FDA advisory pan
FDA advisory panel to hold meeting today on COVID-19 booster shots
Sep 17, 2021
The advisory panel will review a variety of evidence, including new data from Israel.
COVID-19 vaccines prevent hospitalizations in high-risk populations
Sep 16, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness was 81 to 95% for adults aged 85 years and older, those with chronic medical conditions, and Black or Hispanic adults.
Considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccine boosters discussed
Sep 15, 2021
Vaccine efficacy is substantially higher against severe disease than against infection; no evidence was seen for declining protection against severe disease.
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
House Build Back Better markups mean historic opportunities for staffing, HCBS services … LTC pharmacy giant Omnicare to require COVID vaccination of all employees … Older Americans faring worse economically...