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© Getty Images Nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country are facing difficult headwinds as they kick off a mass-vaccination campaign against the coronavirus. Challenges in obtaining consent could delay vaccinations for millions of residents, and some staff are balking at taking the vaccine, prompting facilities to launch education initiatives in an effort to win them over. Congregate settings like nursing homes have proved to be the most dangerous areas for COVID-19 transmission, and the elderly are the most likely to face severe complications, including death, if they ...

Don't show me this message again✕ Facilities must track down some resident’s relatives or attorneys, which could take days or weeks (REUTERS) More than 3 million elderly and infirm residents of nursing homes and other long-term-care facilities may face delays in getting coronavirus vaccines as the facilities confront the difficult task of obtaining consent, which consumer advocates, operators and some health officials say should have been simplified and started earlier by the federal government. Obtaining consent presents one of the toughest hurdles as officials mobilise to inoculate res...

. More than 3 million elderly and infirm residents of nursing homes and other long-term-care facilities may face delays in getting coronavirus vaccines as the facilities confront the difficult task of obtaining consent, which consumer advocates, operators and some health officials say should have been simplified and started earlier by the federal government. Obtaining consent presents one of the toughest hurdles as officials mobilize to inoculate residents of these facilities, many of whom have dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Facilities must track down relatives or attorneys in those case...

By Eleanor Laise Order Reprints Text size Sarah Tongson (R), director of social services, gives Douglas Smith some hand santizer during a family visit at the Life Care Center of Kirkland on Aug. 24, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. According to a report by the CDC, at least 37 coronavirus deaths were linked to this facility. Getty Images Sherry Perry has seen all the horrors of the pandemic. As a certified nursing assistant at a long-term care facility in Lebanon, Tenn., she has held a phone up to a window so a daughter could say goodbye to her dying fat...

Ohio pharmacies, nursing homes preparing for COVID-19 vaccine Tri-State pharmacies including many area Walgreens and CVS locations are preparing to vaccinate some of Ohio’s most vulnerable people by the end of the week. and last updated 2020-12-16 12:27:44-05 Tri-State pharmacies including many area Walgreens and CVS locations are preparing to vaccinate some of Ohio’s most vulnerable people by the end of the week. While that might seem like a major milestone against COVID-19, it could be months before it’s safe to let visitors back inside nursing homes. “We’re very gr...