Vaccinations

An AARP analysis shows a sharp uptick in infections between mid-April and mid-May, while residents’ booster shots have slowed to a trickle.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating the COVID-19 vaccination form for long-term care providers. 

Unvaccinated adults who contract symptomatic COVID-19 have an 85% lower risk of recurrence when compared to their unvaccinated peers who have not had the disease, a new study finds.

The next wave of COVID-19 is on its way and unvaccinated elders are at risk of being hit hard, according to former CDC director Tom Frieden, M.D. “If we learn quickly and act quickly, we can outmaneuver...

Two or three COVID-19 vaccine doses provided 90% protection against invasive mechanical ventilation or in-hospital death during both the delta and omicron periods, according to new CDC data.

Nursing home COVID-19 booster vaccination data is now being posted online by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which called the move an effort to “improve transparency” for consumers.

A new public health study suggests not only that vaccination protects against developing severe illness, but that surviving a bout with COVID-19 prevents reinfection, investigators say.

A new AARP report shows encouraging trends in COVID-19 cases and vaccinations. But the steady rate of resident deaths raises concerns for the future as vaccine efficacy wanes, analysts say.

Study results released Thursday illustrate just how important “walking the walk” — and not just talking the talk — is in the workplace. 

Clinicians will be free to administer any of the three U.S.-approved COVID-19 vaccines to eligible recipients once Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots are authorized, sources say.