Interim data show no increase in serious outcomes post-COVID-19 vaccination
Sep 07, 2021
Incidence of ischemic stroke, appendicitis, or acute myocardial infarction not increased one to 21 days after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination
Pfizer to ship smaller packages of COVID-19 vaccine to cut waste, boost uptake
Sep 03, 2021
CDC says smaller packages of the vaccine may be available by October
Nursing home vaccine requirements are coming. What happens next?
By
Stefanie J. Doyle
Jennifer G. Hall
Sep 03, 2021
The new federal vaccine mandate for nursing home staff, expected to be issued later this month, will apply to nearly 15,000 nursing home facilities, which employ approximately 1.6 million workers and serve...
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine effectiveness 66 percent during delta predominance
Aug 25, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness for all three vaccines decreased from 91 percent in months preceding delta predominance
Suck rubber!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 24, 2021
OK, so this has to be the oddest title of any of my blogs. But it’s something this incredible speaker (Calvin Stovall) said during his keynote speech at the recent National Association of Directors of...
Israeli study shows Pfizer booster gives seniors big rise in immunity
Aug 23, 2021
Israel approved booster shots for people aged 60 years and older late last month; the government lowered the age of eligibility to 40 years last week
Mandatory COVID -19 vaccination: Not such a bad idea anymore?
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Aug 13, 2021
Well, what a month it has been. Just when we thought COVID-19 would get better this summer, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are finding they may have to take more aggressive precautions against...
Moderna vaccine may shield more against breakthrough infections than Pfizer: study
Aug 12, 2021
Findings based on non-peer-reviewed, preprint data
COVID-19 vaccines effectively prevent hospitalization for seniors
Aug 10, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen vaccines highly effective for preventing COVID-19-linked hospitalization
Vaccination nation
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Aug 11, 2021
Last week an insurance adjuster came over to scope out some storm damage. Anyone who enters my home must be vaccinated or wear a mask (I keep clean masks at the front door. I’m nice like that). If...