Nursing home residents able to leave facility, celebrate Easter with families and visitors
Easter was the first major holiday that residents were able to celebrate in-person with visitors. Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Apr 4, 2021
Easter was the first major holiday that residents were able to celebrate in-person with visitors. Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Apr 4, 2021
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Show Transcript MORE THAN A YEAR. DAVID AND DENISE JOHNSON HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND THEY SAY THIS PAST YEAR WAS HEARTBREAKING BEING APART, BUT ON EASTER SUNDAY DENISE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO LEAVE THE FACILITY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. EASTER EGG HUNTS DYING EASTER EGGS AND HUGS LIKE THIS. THESE ARE THE MOMENTS DENISE JOHNSON WAITED A YEAR FOR IT WAS AWESOME. BEING SIT OUTSIDE EASTER SUNDAY IS THE FIRST MAJOR HOLIDAY NURSING HOME RESIDENTS CAN CELEBRATE IN PERSON WITH THEIR FAMILIES THE STATE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES RELEAS
Henry J. Cordes
Omaha World-Herald
It takes time for vaccines to build up immunity and the two authorized coronavirus vaccines both require two doses given several weeks apart to train the body s immune system. Source by: Stringr
Everett âBudâ Hopkinson didnât treat the shot he was about to get in his left arm as anything special.
âIâve had so damn many shots in my life,â the 88-year-old retired teacher said with a laugh.
But this shot was indeed notable: the second vaccination intended to protect the Papillion nursing home resident from contracting COVID-19. And if recent figures for new infections in Nebraskaâs nursing homes are any indication, those shots are proving effective in stopping spread of the deadly virus.