Rollout of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine saved lives, healthcare dollars
May 19, 2022
A model shows the vaccine tied to the prevention of 110,000 deaths and a resulting $30.4 billion direct healthcare cost savings.
More news for Wednesday, May 18
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2022
HHS expected to renew federal public health emergency beyond July … Report: California older adults lack affordable long-term care options … Scam screener helps physicians detect older adults at risk...
Staff COVID-19 vaccinations have risen 25 percentage points under CMS mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2022
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.
Congress can ensure access to COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments by fully funding the fight against the virus, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan told members of the U.S. Senate and House...
FDA limits use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk
May 06, 2022
With safer two-dose vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna widely available, the one-dose J&J shot should be limited, the FDA said.
More news for Friday, May 6
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Proposal would allow DE assisted living providers to fire workers who don’t get flu shots … Government considers milk mandate to help prevent falls, but assisted living providers wonder who will pay...
Plant-based recombinant COVID-19 vaccine found to be effective
May 04, 2022
Vaccine efficacy ranged from 69.5% against symptomatic infection to 78.8% against moderate-to-severe disease.
Natural COVID-19 immunity produces protection similar to vaccines
Apr 27, 2022
Similar natural protection was seen against mild and severe disease.
Single dose of AZD7442 effectively prevents COVID-19
Apr 22, 2022
A relative risk reduction of 82.8% was seen in symptomatic COVID-19 at extended follow-up of a median of six months.
Assisted living providers prohibited from denying employee COVID vaccine exemption requests
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2022
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.