By JOE MAHONEY Â CNHI State Reporter Dec 20, 2020
Dec 20, 2020
ALBANY â The estimated 90,000 residents of New York s nursing homes and the approximately 150,000 employees at those facilities are slated to be offered the Pfizer vaccine for the COVID-19 contagion in the coming week.
Stephen Hanse, president of two provider groups, both the New York State Health Facilities Association and the New York State Assisted Living, told CNHI that operators of the nursing homes won t require staffers to get the doses but expect most will opt to be immunized for the coronavirus.
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The vaccinations at the nursing homes are expected to be completed in February, he said. Each recipient will get two shots, approximately three weeks apart. The shots will be administered by staffers with CVS, Walgreen and pharmacies that have arrangements to serve the homes.
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The process for vaccinating those who work- and live- at nursing homes across New York State will be starting on Monday.
Stephen Hanse, president of the New York State Health Facilities Association, tells Spectrum News that the vaccine process offers a bit of hope. “This was the key element to defeat this virus.” Hanse said. “And now that we have the vaccination in place, it truly is the light at the end of the tunnel and will go a long way to eradicating the COVID-19 virus.”
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Before they can get the vaccine, the residents need to sign consent forms. Nursing homes have had weeks to prepare for this but it’s proving to be harder than they thought.
“It’s an ongoing process, and it’s happening right now,” said Stephen Hanse, president and CEO of New York State Health Facilities Association, an organization representing the state’s hundreds of nursing facilities.
“This is the end of the tunnel, it really is,” he said.
According to Hanse, the federal government is using pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS to distribute the vaccine. That way the already over-worked nursing home staff can see to their other duties in the meantime.