Decision on J&J COVID-19 vaccine booster doses could take weeks
Aug 20, 2021
Federal health officials are waiting on results from a government-backed clinical trial and from studies by Johnson & Johnson
mRNA COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness lower during delta strain era
Aug 20, 2021
Adjusted effectiveness was 53.1% against infection in nursing home residents during the period when delta strain was predominant.
mRNA vaccine effectiveness sustained over 24-week period
Aug 20, 2021
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among adults.
State vaccine mandates expected to send some home healthcare workers for the doors
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 20, 2021
As angry healthcare workers descended on Maine’s state house all week protesting a looming state COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Care & Comfort President and CEO Mike Stair worried about the toll the rule...
COVID-19 booster shots headed to long-term care this fall
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2021
The federal government plans to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to long-term care residents and healthcare workers as early as next month, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.
U.S. to recommend booster shots for most Americans
Aug 17, 2021
The first boosters will be given to nursing home residents, healthcare workers and emergency workers. U.S. health officials are concerned as data from Israel continue to suggest that the Pfizer vaccine’s...
Assisted living association calls on state to extend COVID-19 vaccine mandate to senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2021
An assisted living association in Massachusetts is calling on the state to expand a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to its members’ workers in senior living. The organization also voiced its support for providers...
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...
Meridian Senior Living calls COVID-19 vaccine mandate ‘one more preventative measure’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2021
National senior housing operator Meridian Senior Living on Wednesday joined a growing list of senior living providers in announcing a staff COVID-19 vaccine mandate, calling it “one more preventative...
As COVID-19 cases surge, ASHA announces support for vaccine mandates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2021
The American Seniors Housing Association has joined the growing chorus of industry groups offering support for COVID-19 vaccination mandates for long-term care residents and workers.