New pneumococcal vaccine guidance for seniors in 2022 adult immunization schedule
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Caroline Szachnowski
Feb 22, 2022
Seniors and those who are immunocompromised have new guidance regarding the pneumococcal vaccine in the 2022 adult immunization schedule, according to the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Adult immunizations fell dramatically during pandemic, vaccine maker says
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2021
In total, 17.2 million adult vaccine doses were missed in 2020. And immunizations continue to lag well behind 2019 levels, reports GlaxoSmithKline.
Nursing home study is first to affirm fed’s choice to prioritize residents, staff for COVID vaccines
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Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2021
A new industry study provides real-world evidence that the sharp drop in COVID-19 cases and deaths after initial vaccine clinics were in fact due to the shots, and that the vaccines are protecting residents,...
Elders’ hospitalizations fall; 7 in 10 have at least one COVID shot
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2021
Hospitalizations are down for the U.S. population overall, and older Americans account for an increasingly smaller proportion of admissions, according to the latest weekly data from the Centers for Disease...
CDC’s 2021 adult immunization schedule released with pandemic-era guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2021
Clinicians should encourage all adults to continue receiving recommended immunizations of all kinds, including catch-up vaccines — even if they are following COVID-19 mitigation measures such as mask-wearing...
Nursing homes will be first to get coronavirus vaccine, official pledges, as federal group delays vote
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Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2020
One top state official has pledged that nursing home residents and staff members will be the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, even though a federal advisory group has yet to vote on who should receive...
Feds outline details of fast-tracked COVID vaccine delivery strategy
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2020
Officials plan to deliver doses to prioritized populations within 24 hours of federal authorization, likely beginning with healthcare workers as early as November. Subsequent deliveries and recipients...
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Ask the nursing expert … about overseeing immunizations
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Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Nov 01, 2014
I am a new assistant director of nursing and my administrator asked me to oversee immunizations. Where do I start?