US to drop most COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week as emergency ends
May 02, 2023
White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha said the goal now is to continue to encourage vaccinations.
Employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates significantly increase uptake with little effect on staffing: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
An employee mandate led to a “significant” increase in COVID-19 vaccine uptake with little effect on staffing in a multi-state network of continuing care retirement communities studied by researchers,...
Vaccine mandate violates religious beliefs, lawsuit claims
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2022
An Alabama continuing care retirement community is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit after allegedly firing four workers who refused to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Republicans coming again for healthcare worker vaccine mandate
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 31, 2023
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is expected to vote on two bills today that would have significant effects for long-term care providers.
COVID-19 vaccination mandates don’t negatively affect nursing home staffing: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
State COVID-19 vaccination mandates increased vaccinations among direct caregivers without negatively affecting staffing levels, according to the results of a study published Friday in JAMA Health Forum.
Supreme Court will not hear challenge to healthcare worker vaccine mandate
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2022
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a legal challenge to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers at nursing homes and other facilities...
Residents key to employee bivalent vaccination at this CCRC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2023
A high percentage of staff members are vaccinated with the updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine at a Florida continuing care retirement / life plan community, despite multiple cultures and backgrounds among...
Business briefs, May 3
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
WalletHub ranks best, worst cities for nurses … Supreme Court levels playing field for SNFs … HHS ending healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate
More news for Wednesday, May 3
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2023
LeadingAge reiterates call to create a White House Office on Aging Policy … HHS ending COVID-19 vaccine mandate that does not apply to assisted living … Half of nation’s top 20 retirement destinations...
‘Medical freedom’ measures ban mask and vaccine mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2023
A package of measures signed into Florida law bans COVID-19-related vaccine and mask mandates by businesses and government entities, flying in the face of some existing state health department standards.