The ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) approved the following recommendation by majority (13-1) vote at its December 1, 2020 emergency meeting: When a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program (Phase 1a) should be offered to … Read More
CMS updates county positivity rates – December 1, 2020
CMS has posted COVID-19 county positivity rates for December 1, 2020. Archived rates are also available. As a reminder, nursing homes are required to conduct testing of residents and staff. These guidelines include testing staff on a certain frequency based on the COVID-19 positivity rate for the county the nursing … Read More
COVID-19 updates for Thanksgiving Week 2020
I hope that everyone had a safe holiday week! I’m putting these updates into a digest form so you can see what happened last week regarding COVID information. Updated Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks (CDC)— This guidance has been updated to include the following: Added considerations for returning … Read More
CMS posts updated COVID-19 NH data
CMS posted 2 sets of nursing home data the week of Thanksgiving: County positivity rates: November 23, 2020 NH rates for Week Ending November 15, 2020 Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in skilled nursing? Subscribe to the Briggs blogCMS posted 2 sets of nursing home data the week … Read More
COVID-19 toolkit for healthcare providers
The CDC updated this toolkit on November 18, 2020. It has a lot of great resources. I encourage you to check it out. Want to keep up with the changing COVID-19 situation in skilled nursing? Subscribe to the Briggs blog