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originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: EndtheMadnessNow
I don't have that graphic. My husband was the one who ran across it.
3. More than two-thirds of COVID-19 deaths have taken place in seven states: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California.
The map above of COVID deaths by US county shows a much higher level of granularity than my recent map of deaths by state and illustrates graphically the disproportionate concentration of COVID deaths in selected counties in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois (Chicago area) and Michigan (Detroit area). Interestingly, two-thirds of COVID deaths in the US have occurred in counties that represent only 15% of the US population.
originally posted by: queenofswords
Question: Are old folks required to get flu vaccines or other types of immunizations in order to be admitted into residence at a nursing home?
For older adults living in nursing homes, the threat of flu and pneumonia is especially pronounced. “When we talk about the population of older adults who live in a nursing home, they are by definition frail.
A 2019 CDC study notes that about 90% of influenza-related deaths and 50% to 70% of flu-related hospitalizations occur among people aged 65 years and older.
The CDC study noted that the risk of flu complications grows with advanced age. People aged 85 years and older are two to six times more likely to be hospitalized and die from the flu than adults aged 65 to 74 years. That's because frailty and functional status typically declines with each passing year.
Vaccines are the best way to prevent, or at least lessen, the symptoms these viruses can cause,” Elliott says. “An annual flu shot is a must-have for older adults, especially those in skilled nursing communities.” The flu vaccination is formulated new each year to prevent the strain or strains of flu that are anticipated to be prevalent in the coming flu season. The shot must be given annually to maintain effectiveness. Some years it works better than others, but across the board it reduces the incidence and severity of flu cases and limits its ability to spread among the population.
Despite its imperfections, vaccination is the most effective tool available to help prevent flu among the general population and particularly among older adults in nursing homes.
Following the Health and Social Care Act 2012, NICE was renamed the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on 1 April 2013 reflecting its new responsibilities for social care, and changed from a special health authority to an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body (ENDPB).
NICE publishes guidelines in four areas: the use of health technologies within the NHS (such as the use of new and existing medicines, treatments and procedures); clinical practice (guidance on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions); guidance for public sector workers on health promotion and ill-health avoidance; and guidance for social care services and users.[5] These appraisals are based primarily on evaluations of efficacy and cost–effectiveness in various circumstances.
More than two-thirds of COVID-19 deaths have taken place in seven states: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California.
CMS WILL REQUIRE NURSING HOMES TO VACCINATE RESIDENTS AGAINST THE FLU
Nursing homes serving Medicare and Medicaid patients will have to provide immunizations against influenza and pneumococcal disease to all residents if they want to continue in the programs, according to a final rule published by CMS in today’s Federal Register.
DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said on Hannity last night that special prosecutor John Durham was already looking into unmasking as part of his broader investigation into the origins of the Russian collusion probe. The AG believes that there are “certain aspects” of the practice that need to be reviewed.
Attorney General Bill Barr has asked the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, John Bash, to review unmasking by the Obama White House both before and after the 2016 presidential election.
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: Observationalist
Seems like it has been a standard practice to require nursing homes that serve Medicare and Medicaid patients to immunize residents.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS WILL REQUIRE NURSING HOMES TO VACCINATE RESIDENTS AGAINST THE FLU
Nursing homes serving Medicare and Medicaid patients will have to provide immunizations against influenza and pneumococcal disease to all residents if they want to continue in the programs, according to a final rule published by CMS in today’s Federal Register.
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: Mike Stivic
As Q has said before, "moves and counter moves" and "Swamp Fighting Back".
I used to have a rather incomplete definition of the word 'evil'. Now, I think I see what it really is and how it fights back. That's why we have to look it straight in the eye and suit up and fight it. Now is not the time to pussyfoot around with it.
originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
Imagine that?!
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NY Post
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: EndtheMadnessNow
That's what I was wondering. Was it a mistake on the part of the writer, or were those the words used? I don't watch Hannity, so I didn't know.
originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
a reply to: FlyingFox
twitter.com...
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: EndtheMadnessNow
That's what I was wondering. Was it a mistake on the part of the writer, or were those the words used? I don't watch Hannity, so I didn't know.