Nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country are facing difficult headwinds as they kick off a mass-vaccination campaign against the coronavirus. Challenges in obtaining consent could delay vaccinations for millions of residents, and some staff are balking at taking the vaccine, prompting facilities to launch education initiatives in an effort to win them… Continue reading Nursing Homes Hit Early Roadblocks in Massive Vaccine Campaign
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Vaccination Campaign at Nursing Homes Faces Obstacles and Confusion
In coming days, squads of CVS and Walgreens employees, clad in protective gear and carrying small coolers, will begin to arrive at tens of thousands of nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to vaccinate staff and residents against the coronavirus. It promises to be a crucial milestone in America’s battle against a pandemic that has inflicted… Continue reading Vaccination Campaign at Nursing Homes Faces Obstacles and Confusion