New Pfizer booster shot shows protection against emerging omicron variants
Nov 18, 2022
In early data, the new Pfizer COVID-19 boosters marshal antibodies against newer omicron variants.
COVID-19 not tied to worse inflammatory bowel disease outcomes
Nov 18, 2022
The findings are based on the primary composite outcome of IBD-related hospitalization or surgery with 394 days of median follow-up.
$12 million available for assisted living to ‘build long-term resiliency’ in wake of COVID-19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2022
Assisted living and other long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for almost $12 million in federal funding to invest in workforce and infrastructure needs to build “long-term...
Updated: 22 states petition CMS to repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2022
A coalition of 22 states led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), today formally called on the Biden administration to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for nursing home and other healthcare...
Seroprevalence to SARS-CoV-2 has increased over time
Nov 17, 2022
The global seroprevalence from infection or vaccination reached 59.2% by September 2021.
Move-ins rebound thanks to senior living’s ‘adaptability’ to pandemic challenges: data expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2022
The pace of senior living move-ins today exceeds pre-pandemic levels due to what data experts are calling a “testament to the adaptability” of communities to implement infection control measures and...
More news for Tuesday, Nov. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2022
County asks for investigation into Florida senior living community decimated by Hurricane Ian … Alzheimer’s Association dementia care study recruiting assisted living communities … DOL settlement...
Moderna booster shot prompts strong immune response against omicron subvariants
Nov 14, 2022
Moderna reports that its updated booster shot is indeed triggering a strong immune response to the omicron variants BA.5 and BA.4.
COVID-19 public health emergency will not end in January: reports
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2022
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 will not end in January, according to published reports.
Pandemic drives technology uptake in senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 14, 2022
The pandemic not only sped up the adoption of technology in the senior living and care field; it also opened the door to a variety of new technologies that one expert said are here to stay.