By JOE MAHONEY Â CNHI State Reporter Dec 20, 2020
Dec 20, 2020
ALBANY â The estimated 90,000 residents of New York s nursing homes and the approximately 150,000 employees at those facilities are slated to be offered the Pfizer vaccine for the COVID-19 contagion in the coming week.
Stephen Hanse, president of two provider groups, both the New York State Health Facilities Association and the New York State Assisted Living, told CNHI that operators of the nursing homes won t require staffers to get the doses but expect most will opt to be immunized for the coronavirus.
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The vaccinations at the nursing homes are expected to be completed in February, he said. Each recipient will get two shots, approximately three weeks apart. The shots will be administered by staffers with CVS, Walgreen and pharmacies that have arrangements to serve the homes.
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