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Nebraska saw the COVID positivity rate increase over 5% last week.
On the surface, the news sounds alarming: More than half the residents of a Kearney nursing home recently contracted COVID-19, even after the vast majority already had been vaccinated.
But rather than casting doubt on the effectiveness of vaccines, the unusual outbreak at the central Nebraska care facility stands as proof that shots work.
While 23 residents tested positive for the deadly virus, only two showed any symptoms, which were mild and quickly cleared.
In short, the vaccinations protected the homeâs vulnerable residents.
âOverall, the vaccine did what it was supposed to do: It prevented severe disease and prevented people going to the hospital,â said Dr. M. Salman Ashraf, who as medical director of the Nebraska Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program works with care facilities to prevent and contain virus outbreaks.
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.
by Becca Costello, NET News
Nebraska ranks 27 among states for the rate of COVID-19 cases per 1,000 long-term care residents (credit: data.cms.gov)
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December 9, 2020 - 2:59pm
About 32% of long-term care residents in Nebraska have tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic, according to federal data.
Dr. Muhammad Salman Ashraf works closely with facilities across the state as medical director for the Nebraska Infection Control Assessment and Promotion Program, or ICAP.