Vaccinating Nursing Home and Long-term Care Facility Residents for Coronavirus

<p>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.</p> <p>Related Article(s):</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2021.2352"> First-Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents and Staff</a></li> <li><a href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2020.21354"> Nursing Homes’ Next Test—Vaccinating Workers Against COVID-19</a></li> </ul>