Vaccination

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The national reporting system for nursing homes to submit COVID-19 vaccination data has set webinar dates to review important changes to the system.

Vaccination for COVID-19 has reduced by 22% the number of COVID-19 deaths among hospitalized patients dependent on oxygen, according to a new study.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made one thing clear when it issued its newly proposed nursing home pay rule last week: Promoting nursing home quality improvement is driving policy formation. 

Vaccination rates for COVID-19 for nightshift workers in nursing homes significantly lag their dayshift counterparts, creating a higher-risk environment for residents and other staff, according to new...

Authors of the broadest study yet linking staff COVID-19 vaccinations to lower resident death rates are urging policymakers to rethink their “stagnant” approach to booster shots.

LeadingAge gives $20,000 in vaccination grants to five DC-area groups … Virginia gives $10 million in ARP funds to nursing homes … Nursing home sued by victim for negligence after sexual assault …...

A primary vaccination series protected recipients against COVID-19 reinfection across the alpha, delta and omicron variant periods, investigators say.

The oldest nursing home residents derive significant protection against future SARS-CoV-2 infections when they have had a past infection and are vaccinated against COVID-19, a new study finds.

Trackers are watching a convergence of COVID-19 variants emerging across the world that can better skirt the immune system than prior variants.