May 18, 2021

Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in US Nursing Homes December 2020-April 2021

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Vaccines and Immunity

Keywords (Tags): congregate settings, vaccinations

• [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Data on vaccination coverage among nursing home residents and staff reported by pharmacies participating in the temporary federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program correlated well with data reported by nursing homes to the new COVID-19 vaccination modules of the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) throughout January 2021 (r=0.89-0.97 for residents and r=0.74-0.9 for staff). 77% for residents and 50% for staff had received at least 1 vaccine dose by the end of January and plateaued through April 2021 based on subsequent NHSN reporting.

Geller et al. (May 18, 2021). Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in US Nursing Homes December 2020-April 2021. Pre-print downloaded May 18 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.14.21257224