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Senior Editor Walgreens began administering COVID-19 vaccinations as part of the CDC Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program on Dec. 21. Walgreens says it has administered more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations across long-term care facilities and other vulnerable populations identified as part of state and jurisdiction distribution plans. The retailer also remains on track to complete the administration of COVID-19 vaccine first doses in skilled nursing faciliti...

Tampa Bay assisted-living facilities see cases rise. Where’s the vaccine? Fewer than half of the facilities have received coronavirus vaccines while doses go out to the larger population.     Gail Unold, 75, wears a bandage after receiving her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in December at Gulf Shore Care Center in Pinellas Park. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ] Updated Jan. 22 Residents and staff of A Country Place, a Town ‘N Country assisted-living facility, were s...

Skilled-nursing, assisted-living and other communities serving older adults are prioritized for vaccines, which are in limited supply Residents have not been scheduled for COVID-19 vaccine appointments yet at Oak Cottage of Santa Barbara at 1820 De la Vina St., a retirement community specializing in dementia care and Alzheimer’s disease. Oak Cottage and many other long-term care communities are eligible for vaccines, but there are limited supplies for the thousands of waiting residents. (Broo...

We have the will but more COVID vaccines needed, Whatcom health says, urging patience The Bellingham Herald 1/20/2021 Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) Jan. 19—Washington state may have expanded its list of who can get the COVID-19 vaccine — in whats known as Phase 1B, which includes the elderly, teachers and agriculture workers — but that doesnt mean its available to all Whatcom County residents in those groups yet. That has the Whatcom County Health...

Erie Countys numbers of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to decline Wednesday, though its number of deaths due to the new coronavirus remains high. Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper on Wednesday reported 59 new cases of COVID-19. Its the lowest daily number of new cases since Nov. 8, except for Dec. 28 (46 cases) and Jan. 4 (55 cases), which were both Mondays following holidays and susceptible to reporting lags. Erie County has 14,425 total cases of COVID-19. The num...

FDOH Updates The Progress Of The States Distribution Of The COVID-19 Vaccine Staff Reporter• TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Department of Health has issued a statement concerning the states distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and its weekly COVID-19 update. The statement reads as follows: " Under Governor DeSantis’ Leadership Ages 50 and Older~ Today (3/19/21), the Florida Department of Health issued an update on the progress of the states vaccination efforts, as well as its weekly COV...

Sarasota County will roll out its long anticipated new vaccine appointment system Wednesday, according to County Commissioner Christian Ziegler. The new system will allow residents 65 and older to either call in or use a mobile app or a computer to register for a spot to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when doses are available. The county said on its website that it will release details Tuesday on how the new system will work. “There’ll still be a wait, but what this does is alleviate one of t...

Replies(5) According to state health officials, COVID-19 has more severe consequences in older adults and prioritizing this population will help protect more Wisconsinites from serious illness and death. (Shutterstock) ACROSS WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Tuesday that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 25. Currently, front-line health care workers, residents in long-term care facilities (nursing homes and ass...

  Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning January 25. Currently, frontline health care workers, residents in long-term care facilities (nursing homes and assisted living facilities), and police and fire personnel are eligible. There are approximately 700,000 Wisconsinites who are 65 and older and Wisconsin currently receives around 70,000 first-dose vaccines per week from the federal go...

Colorado’s long-term care facility administrators are concerned about the alarming number of their staff who are refusing the coronavirus vaccine, reigniting a debate over whether workers can be required to