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Study: More than 2/3 of Indiana nursing home staff show willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine
In a study conducted shortly before COVID-19 vaccines became available in the U.S., more than two-thirds of nursing home and assisted living staff in Indiana indicated willingness to receive a vaccine immediately or in the future. The study was led by researchers from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University and the State of Indiana. Vaccine uptake by front-line staff is important because it will help protect against serious illness and death for the high-risk people who receive care in these facilities.
The vaccines offer the opportunity to return to a more normal life within the nursing facility, but that cannot be achieved without staff being willing to take the vaccine. The rates of willingness found in this survey are a positive sign, and more staff may be amenable to the vaccines if they receive more education and outreach.
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VIDEO: In a study led by Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University and the State of Indiana, conducted shortly before COVID-19 vaccines became available in the U.S., more than two-thirds of nursing home. view more
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INDIANAPOLIS In a study conducted shortly before COVID-19 vaccines became available in the U.S., more than two-thirds of nursing home and assisted living staff in Indiana indicated willingness to receive a vaccine immediately or in the future. The study was led by researchers from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University and the State of Indiana. Vaccine uptake by front-line staff is important because it will help protect against serious illness and death for the high-risk people who receive care in these facilities.
(INDIANAPOLIS) IUPUI says it’s weathered the pandemic better than it feared it would.
IUPUI enrollment declined for a sixth straight year, but those declines have been tiny.
Chancellor Nasser Paydar says this year’s drop was .5%, despite concerns the
coronavirus pandemic would prompt students to think better of coming to campus.
In his annual state-of-the-campus report to the community, Paydar says IUPUI reached out to
thousands of students by phone over the summer to discuss any concerns about pandemic
planning. And the school has shifted many classes online. Paydar says only about one in six
classes is being held in person. More than a third are taking place online, either live or recorded,