Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine receives full FDA approval
Aug 23, 2021
The vaccine will now be marketed as Comirnaty and is fully approved for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 16 years and older.
OSHA’s COVID-19-related standards ‘burdensome,’ ‘duplicative,’ senior living execs say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 23, 2021
New federal workplace safety rules, although well-intentioned, are burdensome and do not account for frequently changing guidance from other agencies, according to senior living association executives....
Long-haul COVID-19 may affect two of three with mild, moderate disease
Aug 20, 2021
“This is a real wake-up call for anyone who has not been vaccinated,” Melanie L. Bell, Ph.D., said in a statement. “If you get COVID, the chances that you’ll experience long-term...
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...
Almost 140,000 COVID-19 deaths averted with vaccinations
Aug 19, 2021
The vaccination-associated reduction in deaths translated to statistical life benefit ranging from $625 billion to $1.4 trillion.
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.
Home healthcare industry already prepared for COVID-19 booster
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 19, 2021
Some home healthcare providers already had the ball rolling on preparations for COVID-19 booster vaccinations — even before the Biden administration announced Wednesday afternoon they would be offered.
Another state, another senior living provider, another vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2021
New York long-term care workers are the latest group to fall under a state COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Meanwhile, Arizona-based senior living provider Sun Health announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate...