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COVID-19 Bulletin (12/14/20) Nearly 4,000 new cases added Saturday and Sunday as vaccine distribution begins. By Will Maddox Published in Healthcare Business December 13, 2020 8:36 pm 3,929 cases on Saturday and Sunday, with 12 deaths. Governor Abbott released news that Texas will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to staff members and residents of long-term care facilities starting December 21. Free vaccines from Pfizer will be provided to facilities as part of the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, KERA News reported. The pandemic has crushed the spirits of many Texas he...

Front Page By Allen Rich Dec 14, 2020 Bonham, Texas -- Twenty-five residents of Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home have died from complications related to COVID-19, but vaccinations -- for residents and staff who choose to be inoculated -- could only be two weeks away, according to the Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. On December 11, Gov. Abbott announced that the State of Texas will participate in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, a federal program to vaccinate residents and staff of long-term care facilities against COVID-19. The program is free of charge t...

REGIONAL—N’West Iowa counties could receive initial shipments of COVID-19 vaccines for certain population groups in time for Christmas. On Friday, Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first emergency use authorization for a version of the vaccine jointly developed by pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech for people ages 16 and older. “The FDA’s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United Sta...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Editor's Note: This story was edited at noon on Dec. 11 to add information from Vernon Homes. Editor's Note: This story was edited at 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 11 to add information from Valley Cares. BRATTLEBORO — At least one long-term care facility in southern Vermont has been notified it will be receiving COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year. According to Dane Rank, administrator at Thompson House in Brattleboro, HealthDirect, the pharmacy services company contracted to administer the vaccine, will be hosting three vaccination cli...

Print After more than eight months of waiting, isolating and constantly fighting to keep the novel coronavirus from infecting residents at the region’s skilled nursing homes, there’s finally a glimmer hope in the soon-to-be rolled out vaccine. But as San Diego County heads into winter and flu season, facilities are preparing for the slow process of inoculating health care workers and residents, while bracing themselves for potential staff shortages. Facilities can borrow staff members from other nursing homes or request support from HealthCorp, a medical team established by the state in...