April 24, 2024

Continued Fight Against COVID and Other Respiratory Viruses

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Continued Fight Against COVID and Other Respiratory Viruses

Key Updates

NHSN Office Hours for Reporting Healthcare Personnel Flu Vaccination
Vaccine Clarification for Hospice Patients in SNFs
Vaccine Clarification for Hospice Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Older Adults Required Second COVID Shot, Says CDC
CMS Releases Fact Sheet on Vaccine Billing in SNFs
NHSN Reporting Now Requires Use of Level 3 SAMS Security Access
CDC: Guidance and Recommendations Remain Unchanged
CDC Advisory Panel Recommends Another COVID Shot for Older Adults
NHSN Office Hours for Reporting Flu Vaccination Data
Vaccination Season: Advice from LeadingAge Members
New Member Resource: National and State COVID Vaccination Rates
COVID-19 Prescription Antivirals Guidance
LeadingAge Meets with HHS on Nursing Home COVID Vaccine Rates
LeadingAge and Members Respond as Vaccination Rates are Low Among Nursing Home Residents
Free COVID Tests Now Available for All HUD-Assisted Providers
CDC Recommendations: Testing Nursing Home Residents with Respiratory Virus Symptoms
Walgreens Support for Staff Vaccine Clinics
Updated Respiratory Virus Resources from CDC
HHS Begins Transition of Paxlovid to Commercial Market, Protecting Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
Fall Immunization Update Webinar: October 18
CDC Releases New Respiratory Virus Resources
How Technology Supports Good Infection Control Practices
OIG Finds HRSA Had Effective Processes for COVID-19 Distributions to High-Risk Facilities
Members Hear from Omnicare/CVS on Vaccines & Coverage
“Up to Date” Definition Change Reporting Trainings
Household Mailing of COVID Tests to Resume
COVID Tests for Nursing Homes, Assisted Living
CDC Recommends Updated Vaccines for All Aged Six Months and Up; Definition of ‘Up to Date’ To Change
Stay Cautious for Fall Respiratory Disease Season, CDC Says
COVID Case Uptick: HUD’s Free Test Kit Program Continues
CDC Eyes New Fall Vaccine
Booster Now or in the Fall?
Community-Based Partnerships: Guide to Success
LeadingAge Awards Over $270K in Vaccine Grants via HHS Partnership
LeadingAge, HHS Grants Program in McKnight's
Updated Vaccines Grant Funding Available Now!
Weekly Reports to HHS on All Hands on Deck Efforts
Free COVID Tests for Older Adults as LeadingAge HHS Partnership Grows
HUD, HHS and LeadingAge Partner to Bring Free COVID-19 Test Kits to Nearly Half a Million Residents of Affordable Senior Housing
External Messaging for Provider Members
LeadingAge All Hands on Deck Hub
LeadingAge Lauds Policy Change to Increase Nursing Home Vaccine Access
“We’re all in!” LeadingAge Partners with White House in Winter Preparedness Efforts
Biden Administration Announces COVID-⁠19 Winter Preparedness Plan
LeadingAge Awards $80,000 in Grant Funding
Nursing Home Industry Reacts to White House COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Campaign
Biden Administration Outlines Plan to Get Americans an Updated COVID-⁠19 Vaccine Shot and Manage COVID-⁠19 this Fall