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Vaccinating Nursing Home and Long-term Care Facility Residents for Coronavirus
Vaccinating Nursing Home and Long-term Care Facility Residents for Coronavirus
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29 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
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The CDC coordinated a massive effort to immunize nearly all nursing home and long-term care facility residents in the US against COVID-19 infection in the month after vaccine approval. Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD, MPH, CDC staff epidemiologist and Lieutenant Commander of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, describes how. Related Article(s): First-Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Nursing Homes’ Next Test—Vaccinating Workers Against COVID-19
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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