Vaccine

A model shows the vaccine tied to the prevention of 110,000 deaths and a resulting $30.4 billion direct healthcare cost savings.

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COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home staff jumped 25 percentage points nationally thanks in no small part to a CMS mandate imposed earlier this year.

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With safer two-dose vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna widely available, the one-dose J&J shot should be limited, the FDA said.

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Vaccine efficacy ranged from 69.5% against symptomatic infection to 78.8% against moderate-to-severe disease.

Similar natural protection was seen against mild and severe disease.

A relative risk reduction of 82.8% was seen in symptomatic COVID-19 at extended follow-up of a median of six months.

An amendment to an existing state law expands protections for employees subject to employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates, further complicating the pandemic landscape for assisted living providers in Tennessee.