Why are so many nursing home workers reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine? NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Asif Merchant, who works at four nursing homes outside Boston, about the skepticism.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Coronavirus developments across New England: MASSACHUSETTS Elderly Massachusetts residents who can’t leave their homes are struggling to get vaccinated, and disability advocates say the state isn’t doing enough to address the problem. “We have been told that the state is planning to work with home health agencies to administer vaccinations to people who are stuck in their homes,” Colin Killick, executive director of.
I work in a nursing home. Here s why my colleagues are skipping the vaccine.
Asif Merchant, The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2021
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In almost two decades working in nursing homes, I ve never been through a time as dire as last spring. Facilities like mine, in the greater Boston area, were working with minimal to no protective gear, very little infection-control training, limited laboratory services and constantly changing public-health guidelines. Residents with covid-19 deteriorated so quickly that they d crash right in front of me, before we even got their test results.
Staff members got sick, and others stayed home because they were scared to get sick. While many doctors stopped going into nursing homes out of fear for their own safety, my team of physicians and nurse practitioners felt it was our duty to continue seeing patients every day. The need was so great: Units that usually had one certified nursing assistant for every eight to 10 residents suddenly ha
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Thousands who canât easily leave home struggle to get their shots
By Kay Lazar Globe Staff,Updated February 14, 2021, 4:33 p.m.
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If anyone has experience overcoming obstacles
, itâs John Chappell. The 77-year-old Hanover resident, who is a paraplegic, is a former deputy commissioner of a state agency designed to help disabled people.
Yet Chappell, who is now president of an advocacy group called
the Disability Policy Consortium, is struggling to get a COVID-19 vaccine because he is bedbound and canât find a way to get the shot at home.
Stateâs deliberate approach on vaccines frustrates some seniors
By Deanna Pan Globe Staff,Updated January 19, 2021, 9:46 p.m.
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When Florida opened the floodgates to vaccinate anyone 65 and older against COVID-19, chaos and confusion followed.
In some parts of the Sunshine State, older Floridians
camped out overnight to secure their spots in line. A few counties turned to EventBrite, an online ticketing platform better known for coordinating book readings and comedy shows, to schedule appointments. Slots were filled in minutes, leaving tens of thousands unsure when or where theyâd receive the precious shot.
Massachusetts has tried to avoid the Florida-style free-for-all with a deliberate three-phased approach to vaccinating its