As of Dec. 4, only 47 percent of residents in nursing homes have received the latest booster; the rate for nursing home staff was 22.2 percent, according to the CDC.
Industry representatives said they are facing head winds in the latest booster push.
“Nursing homes can’t force anybody to get the vaccine boosters, but they certainly can encourage people,” she said. But some facilities have achieved a high rate of administering the new boosters, showing that a concerted effort can yield results. In Tacoma, Wash., the nursing home at the eliseo retirement community has given bivalent boosters to about 70 percent of its residents and 50 percent of staff, said Kevin McFeely, the facility’s president and chief executive. Washington state health authorities have been aggressive about pushing shots and educating people about their benefits, he said.
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