2024
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Residents in Nursing Homes — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023–February 2024
Franklin D, Barbre K, Rowe T, Reses H, Massey J, Meng L, Dollard P, Dubendris H, Stillions M, Robinson L, Clerville J, Slifka K, Benin A, Bell J. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, and Rates of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Among Residents in Nursing Homes — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 2023–February 2024. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 339-344. PMID: 38635474, PMCID: PMC11037435, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7315a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkHome residentsPercentage of facilitiesCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationRates of SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory virus seasonIncident SARS-CoV-2 infectionProtect nursing home residentsCOVID-19 vaccination coverageWeekly percentageEvidence-based interventionsVaccination coverageEvaluate evidence-based interventionsFacility-level dataSafety NetworkVirus seasonCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkWeekly rateSARS-CoV-2Nursing homesNursesCOVID-19Severe COVID-19
2023
Coverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, December 2023
Reses H, Dubendris H, Haas L, Barbre K, Ananth S, Rowe T, Mothershed E, Hall E, Wiegand R, Lindley M, Meyer S, Patel S, Benin A, Kroop S, Srinivasan A, Bell J. Coverage with Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, December 2023. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2023, 72: 1371-1376. PMID: 38127673, PMCID: PMC10754267, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7251a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusNursing home residentsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkRespiratory virus seasonHome residentsVaccination coverageRespiratory virusesSyncytial virusCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkCOVID-19COVID-19 vaccination coverageHuman Services (HHS) regionsCOVID-19 vaccineSARS-CoV-2RSV vaccineSevere complicationsRespiratory illnessSevere outcomesNursing homesEligible residentsVaccinationInfluenzaSafety NetworkOlder adultsVaccine
2022
Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant — United States, February 14–March 27, 2022
Prasad N, Derado G, Nanduri S, Reses H, Dubendris H, Wong E, Soe M, Li Q, Dollard P, Bagchi S, Edwards J, Shang N, Budnitz D, Bell J, Verani J, Benin A, Link-Gelles R, Jernigan J, Pilishvili T. Effectiveness of a COVID-19 Additional Primary or Booster Vaccine Dose in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents During Widespread Circulation of the Omicron Variant — United States, February 14–March 27, 2022. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 633-637. PMID: 35511708, PMCID: PMC9098239, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7118a4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkNursing home residentsPrimary series vaccinationSkilled nursing facilitiesBooster vaccine doseRelative vaccine effectivenessBooster doseVaccine effectivenessHome residentsSeries vaccinationVaccine doseCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkPreventing SARS-CoV-2 InfectionCOVID-19COVID-19-associated morbidityEarly COVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccine doseSARS-CoV-2 infectionOmicron variant infectionVaccine-induced immunityNursing home staff membersPrimary doseVaccination coverage dataCOVID-19 prevention strategiesCOVID-19 vaccinationSurveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021
Geller A, Budnitz D, Dubendris H, Gharpure R, Soe M, Wu H, Kalayil E, Benin A, Patel S, Lindley M, Link-Gelles R. Surveillance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Nursing Homes, United States, December 2020–July 2021. Public Health Reports 2022, 137: 239-243. PMID: 35125027, PMCID: PMC8900233, DOI: 10.1177/00333549211066168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkNursing home residentsCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccination coverageVaccination coverageHome residentsLong-term care programsPharmacy PartnershipNursing homesCare programPrevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkNew nursing home residentsPatient safety policiesVaccine doseAdditional dosesVaccination dataDisease controlVaccinationHigh coverage rateWeeksContinued monitoringPearson correlationStaffCoverage rateSafety Network
2021
Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant — National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1–August 1, 2021
Nanduri S, Pilishvili T, Derado G, Soe M, Dollard P, Wu H, Li Q, Bagchi S, Dubendris H, Link-Gelles R, Jernigan J, Budnitz D, Bell J, Benin A, Shang N, Edwards J, Verani J, Schrag S. Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant — National Healthcare Safety Network, March 1–August 1, 2021. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2021, 70: 1163-1166. PMID: 34437519, PMCID: PMC8389386, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7034e3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansNursing HomesSARS-CoV-2United StatesVaccines, SyntheticConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkSARS-CoV-2 infectionNursing home residentsLong-term care facility residentsMRNA COVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine effectivenessCare facility residentsHome residentsDelta variantPfizer-BioNTechModerna vaccineMRNA vaccinesFacility residentsNursing homesCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkPreventing SARS-CoV-2 InfectionSevere COVID-19-associated outcomesVaccine-induced immunityNursing home staff membersProtective immune responseCOVID-19 prevention strategiesWeekly reportsEmergency use authorizationSkilled nursing facilitiesEcological Analysis of the Decline in Incidence Rates of COVID-19 Among Nursing Home Residents Associated with Vaccination, United States, December 2020-January 2021
Benin A, Soe M, Edwards J, Bagchi S, Link-Gelles R, Schrag S, Herzer K, Verani J, Budnitz D, Nanduri S, Jernigan J, Edens C, Gharpure R, Patel A, Wu H, Golshir B, Jaffe A, Li Q, Srinivasan A, Shulman E, Ling S, Moody-Williams J, Fleisher L, Pollock D, Bell J, Team T. Ecological Analysis of the Decline in Incidence Rates of COVID-19 Among Nursing Home Residents Associated with Vaccination, United States, December 2020-January 2021. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2021, 22: 2009-2015. PMID: 34487687, PMCID: PMC8360974, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkNursing home residentsVaccination clinicsPharmacy PartnershipHome residentsLong-term care programsNursing homesCOVID-19 incidenceIncidence rateCOVID-19Care programCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkSARS-CoV-2 testingVaccination of residentsInfection prevention practicesCOVID-19 incidence ratesCOVID-19 ratesAdjusted reductionWidespread vaccinationVaccinationWeek 2County incidenceWeek 3Community casesPrevention practicesImpact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020
Sapiano M, Dudeck M, Soe M, Edwards J, O’Leary E, Wu H, Allen-Bridson K, Amor A, Arcement R, Tejedor S, Dantes R, Gross C, Haass K, Konnor R, Kroop S, Leaptrot D, Lemoine K, Nkwata A, Peterson K, Wattenmaker L, Weiner-Lastinger L, Pollock D, Benin A, Team T. Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US Hospitals and Patients, April–July 2020. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 32-39. PMID: 33602380, PMCID: PMC7943952, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkPrevention's National Healthcare Safety NetworkSevere acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2COVID-19Hospital surveillance systemProportion of inpatientsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 hospitalizationHospital bed occupancyNumber of inpatientsPublic health responsePatient outcomesNational surveillanceTotal inpatientDisease 2019Inpatient bedsUS hospitalsMechanical ventilatorBed occupancyHealth responsePatient censusDisease controlPandemic magnitudeInpatientsVirus 2