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Department of Health officials continue to stress the need to get people vaccinated at long term care facilities especially the people who work there.
In a release from the PHCA, they mention how recent headlines have been centered around vaccine rates in staff.
Meanwhile, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just revealed details of a study on how well the COVID-19 vaccine can prevent serious cases in older Americans.
According to the CDC, fully vaccinated people who are 65 and older, are 94% less likely to be hospitalized by the virus than those who are not vaccinated. They say for anyone getting two dose shots after just one, older Americans are 64% less likely to be hospitalized.
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Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that will ultimately protect not only healthcare workers, but also various facilities and businesses. This bill will protect businesses, health care facilities, nursing homes, and schools from lawsuits alleging COVID-19 exposure, absent claims of gross negligence or intentional misconduct.
Allied Services is closing the assisted-living portion of its campus on Northampton Street in Wilkes-Barre and giving 18 elderly residents about a month to find a new place to live.
The Citizensâ Voice obtained a copy of a letter from James Cooney, Allied Services vice president of Skilled Nursing Facility Operations, to residents and family members dated April 2 and indicating it was a follow-up to a March 31 phone call from the administration department related to the closure of the Center City Senior Community residence at 80 E. Northampton St. effective May 31.
The letter indicated that the estimated date of discharge for the resident to whose family it was sent would be May 3 and that administration and staff would be âavailable to assist you with all aspects of the transfer and relocation process.â