Medical Xpress

APRIL 3, 2023

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Directors (JAMDA) found that the risk of severe COVID-19 illness among nursing home residents with complete vaccination are low.

Vaccine 102

Vaccine Vaccination Nurses Gerontology 102

Medical Xpress

JANUARY 6, 2023

Before the omicron wave, increasing vaccination for staff at U.S. nursing homes was associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and fewer cases among staff, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in JAMA Network Open.

Nurses 103

Nurses Vaccine Vaccination Gerontology 103

Scienmag

MARCH 2, 2021

In “Vaccines for Older Adults: Overcoming the Challenges of Shared Clinical Decision Making,” a new white paper from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) National Adult Vaccination Program, a team of experts outlines a set of recommendations to encourage better definition and increased understanding of how health professionals talk (..)

Gerontology 43

Gerontology Vaccine Vaccination Medicine 43

Medical Xpress

MAY 11, 2023

The new mRNA vaccines have just as good a protective effect against COVID-19 for the very oldest as for younger people. However, the study shows that elderly people with a low antibody response after vaccination were at increased risk of dying from the omicron variants of the disease.

Antibody 98

Antibody Vaccine Vaccination Research 98

Scienmag

JULY 12, 2021

Results could help boost immunization rates during and beyond pandemic among key health care workers WASHINGTON, DC — Two new studies comparing ways to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates that were approved for nearly $11 million in new funding today by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) aim to reduce high rates of vaccine (..)

Vaccine 73

Vaccine Vaccination Research Clinical Trials 73

Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

An adenovirus serotype 26 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vector encoding a prefusion F (preF) protein (Ad26.RSV.preF) RSV.preF) in combination with RSV preF protein is immunogenic and prevents RSV-mediated lower respiratory tract disease in older adults, according to a study published in the Feb.

Protein 98

Protein Vaccination Vaccine Medicine 98

Scienmag

JANUARY 15, 2021

Many health systems are using patient portals for vaccine scheduling, but many older adults may need help setting accounts up, especially those with lower incomes and education levels As the vaccination of older adults against COVID-19 begins across the country, new poll data suggests that many of them don’t yet have access to the “patient (..)

Vaccine 47

Vaccine Vaccination Gerontology Engineer 47