Next COVID-19 relief package should address racial disparities among older adults, senator says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2020
The next COVID-19 relief legislation passed by Congress should address racial disparities among older adults, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, said Tuesday...
‘Take flu out of the equation,’ get vaccinated during pandemic, public health officials advise
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2020
Concerned about a dual outbreak of influenza and COVID-19 this winter, public health officials recommended Thursday that long-term care workers and residents — and others — “take flu out of the equation”...
Industry awaits long-term care-specific guidance as CDC relaxes restrictions for fully vaccinated people
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2021
Long-term care industry groups said they welcome Monday’s release of interim public health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how fully vaccinated individuals...
Affinity COVID-19 response efforts include a place to stay for at-risk staff
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
Affinity Living Group is closing its more than 160 communities to all visitors and vendors to protect the health of its more than 7,000 residents as U.S. cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) proliferate....
Addressing the double pandemic of COVID-19 and loneliness
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Avi Philipson
Jan 19, 2021
We’re starting a new year, and the pandemic still rages on. Its complete demise never was guaranteed, but there was a quieted optimism that the virus would be largely improved by now. On the contrary,...
White House message on COVID-19 bivalent booster: ‘Don’t wait’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2022
Getting the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster is the single most important thing that older adults can do to protect their health, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, said Friday...
Improving indoor air quality is new focus of national COVID-19 mitigation strategy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2022
Improving indoor air quality is one of the best ways to reduce the large toll that respiratory viruses are taking on older adults and other vulnerable populations. But current regulations are “simply...
Is It COVID-19 or a blood clot? Important distinguishing symptoms to know
By
Lana Castellucci, M.D., FRCPC, MSc
May 24, 2021
Our familiarity and alertness to the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 can make residents and patients susceptible to misdiagnosis in cases where another ailment shares similar symptoms, such as blood clots.
Long COVID in older adults likely to be misdiagnosed: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Many long COVID symptoms mimic the effects of aging, leading to misdiagnosis, according to a recent study published in the journal BMJ.
Medicare, many third-party insurers to cover coronavirus testing
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2020
Medicare and several leading insurers have committed to helping mitigate the costs associated with testing for and treating the novel coronavirus that has been spreading nationwide. In addition, officials...