Be ready as OSHA vows to ‘hold businesses accountable’ after Supreme Court halts COVID vaccine mandate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2022
Breathing a sigh of relief after Thursday’s Supreme Court stay of a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers? Not so fast, legal experts say.
Court says OSHA can enforce vaccinate-or-test mandate for large companies; opponents appeal to Supreme...
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration can enforce its COVID-19 vaccinate-or-test mandate for employers with 100 or more workers, at least for now, after a three-judge...
As COVID-19 booster shots become available to all adults, operators encourage workers to get them, ponder...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccination booster shots open up to all U.S. adults, senior living industry leaders tell McKnight’s Senior Living that they continue to encourage their employees to get the shots and will...
CDC committee recommends that everyone 50+ get a COVID-19 vaccine booster, says those 18+ may get one
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 19, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously voted Friday afternoon to open up COVID-19 booster vaccination to all adults age 18 and older...
FDA authorizes Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday amended the emergency use authorizations for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, authorizing use of a single booster dose for everyone...
CMS issues reg requiring COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Long-term care and other healthcare facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must develop COVID-19 vaccination policies for their workers by Dec. 5, and all eligible workers must...
Federal, state governments must ensure senior living access to Pfizer vaccine boosters, associations...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2021
National industry associations are promising to continue to advocate that senior living providers be prioritized and assisted in COVID-19 vaccination efforts following Friday’s endorsement of boosters...
CDC director overrules advisory panel, recommends COVID-19 boosters for healthcare workers as well as...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2021
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday endorsed boosters of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for long-term care residents and others 65 and older, frontline workers...
ACHCA joins in effort to ‘strongly urge’ COVID-19 vaccination in long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 03, 2021
The American College of Health Care Administrators said late Tuesday that it is joining several other long-term care and healthcare-related groups in an effort to “strongly urge the vaccination of all...
Reporting COVID vaccination data to CMS would be ‘burdensome,’ ‘redundant’ for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2021
Requiring assisted living providers to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data to the federal government would add administrative and cost burdens to operators already challenged by the pandemic and even...