Senior living providers should follow CDC’s new ‘unified’ recommendations for COVID, flu, RSV
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
Senior living providers should follow the updated respiratory virus isolation recommendations issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to provider advocacy organizations.
Health officials recommend spring COVID-19 booster for older adults
Feb 29, 2024
A second booster is appropriate as long as at least four months have passed since a person’s last COVID-19 shot.
Trust is most important tool in combating ‘infodemic’ surrounding vaccine confidence, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2024
At the end of the day, building trust is the most important way that providers can combat the “infodemic” surrounding vaccine confidence, according to one public health expert.
Moderna says updated COVID-19 vaccine shields against highly mutated new variant
Sep 06, 2023
Scientists found that the variant appears to be less concerning than initially thought, with data showing that it is 60% less infectious than XBB.1.5 variants.
Updated booster shots, not original COVID-19 vaccines, should be standard: FDA panel
Jan 27, 2023
Committee members also weighed a proposal to streamline the dosing schedule for COVID-19 vaccines by turning them into annual shots.
US proposes to make COVID-19 shot annual, much like flu shot
Jan 24, 2023
The FDA also wants to switch all COVID-19 vaccines to target the same strains, making the shots interchangeable and simpler to administer.
White House thrusts long-term care into COVID-19 winter preparedness plans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2022
The White House has made long-term care facilities a key element of its focus on preventing a winter surge of COVID-19.
New Pfizer booster shot shows protection against emerging omicron variants
Nov 18, 2022
In early data, the new Pfizer COVID-19 boosters marshal antibodies against newer omicron variants.
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.
COVID-19 boosters targeted to latest variants could be ready after Labor Day
Aug 24, 2022
Both Moderna and Pfizer filed their applications for emergency use of their updated boosters this week.