How to maximize vaccine uptake in your senior living community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2023
New research provides insights into approaches that providers can use to increase vaccine and booster uptake in their communities.
CDC relaxes COVID-19 vaccination rules for foreign travelers
Apr 28, 2023
Another federal agency, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced that healthcare workers would be considered “fully vaccinated” with the one bivalent dose.
The findings were for the pneumococcal vaccine among immunosuppressed rheumatology patients.
No decline in cardiovascular events seen with COVID-19 vaccine after acute coronary syndromes
Jun 03, 2024
Findings show no significant reduction in primary end point, MACE for those receiving vaccine after acute coronary syndromes
Updated immunization schedule presented for adults for 2024
Jan 11, 2024
The changes include a recommendation for all adults to receive a dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine and RSV vaccination.
FDA OKs Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as first booster shot
Oct 20, 2022
Until now, the protein-based vaccine was only approved as a two-dose primary series.
New Jersey joins other states in lifting pandemic-related requirements for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination requirements for assisted living and healthcare employees have been lifted in New Jersey following recent changes to federal requirements surrounding the pandemic.
COVID-19 boosters could save 90,000 lives this winter
Oct 06, 2022
Updated booster doses also could prevent more than 936,000 hospitalizations and save $56 billion in six months.
Biden administration says insurance issues with COVID-19 shots mostly fixed
Sep 29, 2023
More than 2 million people already had received the updated vaccines by Wednesday, according to HHS.
COVID-19 vaccine primary series coverage 76 percent in adults 60 years and older
Feb 06, 2023
Primary series coverage by the end of 2022 was below the 100% target set for at-risk populations.