Vaccination protects against death from SARS-CoV-2 delta variant
Oct 28, 2021
A Scotland cohort study shows that vaccination effectiveness with the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (Astra Zeneca, not available in the U.S.) or BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) vaccine was 90% and 87%, respectively, for...
COVID-19 vaccination more likely with provider recommendation
Dec 16, 2021
Adults who receive a provider recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination are more likely to have received one or more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, according to research published in the Dec. 17 issue of the...
COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity more protective than infection
Nov 01, 2021
The odds of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were more than fivefold higher for unvaccinated patients with previous infection versus vaccinated persons.
Fourth dose of BNT162b2 prevents severe COVID-19 in nursing home residents
Jun 27, 2022
Substantial protection against hospitalizations and deaths seen among nursing home residents during the omicron surge.
Moderna vaccine top for protection against COVID-19 hospitalization
Sep 21, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness was higher for the Moderna than for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; both mRNA vaccines have higher effectiveness than Janssen (Johnson & Johnson).
Cardiac complications up after SARS-CoV-2 infection versus vaccines
Apr 06, 2022
“[T]he risks for these complications were higher after infection than after vaccination among males and females in all age groups,” the authors write.
California mandates COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2021
In an effort to counter a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” fueled by the delta variant and vaccine hesitancy, California became the first state to require all state workers, as well as workers in long-term...
Senior living COVID vaccine ambassador: ‘We have the tools to help solve this issue; we should use...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 05, 2021
When Miles Lee took a job last fall in long-term care, he didn’t know his optimism over a vaccine for a deadly pandemic would put him front and center in helping his peers deal with vaccine hesitancy.
COVID-19 cases, deaths down in seniors after vaccine introduction
Jun 10, 2021
Lower rate ratios for COVID-19 cases, ED visits, hospital admission and deaths were seen comparing oldest age group with younger adults.
Booster cuts COVID-19-related mortality in adults with chronic conditions
Jan 30, 2023
The findings “support the recent focus on older people and those with chronic conditions for future booster doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines beyond the first booster,” the authors write.