An elderly resident has his blood pressure checked before receiving his shot of COVID-19 vaccine at home in Dongcheng District of Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2022. Medical workers on Tuesday provided home services to some elderly residents who preferred to receive COVID-19 vaccination at...
The authors wrote, “even if a vaccine generates antibodies, it does not prove that the vaccine is effective at preventing infection; it only makes it more likely that the vaccine would be effective.” The article cautioned that with just 20,000 participants receiving the vaccine, “serious bu...
In August, the government started campaigning for the second booster dose rollout for healthcare workers in the country. To date, more than 700,000 medical workers have received their doses. About 66 million people in the country had received their first COVID-19 booster vaccine doses as of ...
根据第一段“Beijing will provide COVID-19 vaccinations (接种疫苗) for certain groups in nursing homes, including the elderly and caregivers, on a voluntary basis to prevent a renewed outbreak at nursing homes during autumn and winter, the local government said.(京市政府表示,将在自愿的基础上,...
(接种疫苗) for certain groups in nursing homes, including the elderly and caregivers, on a voluntary basis to prevent a renewed outbreak at nursing homes during autumn and winter, the local government said.Those who will receive the vaccines include nursing home kitchen workers, security guards ...
Residents in residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) are at high risk of severe illnesses and mortality, while staff have high exposure to intimate care activities. Addressing vaccine hesitancy is crucial to safeguard vaccine uptake in this vulnerable setting, especially am...
Laos has kicked off the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people aged over 60 with China's Sinopharm vaccine. The World Health Organization and the Lao Ministry of Health have given the greenlight to vaccinating citizens aged over 60 with the Sinopharm vaccine, as well as those with underlying he...
We examined deaths from COVID incare homesacross nearly 150 local authorities in England from the start of thevaccinerollout in December 2020 until after the second booster dose in summer 2022. We tested whether higher rates of vaccination of staff andelderly residentsled to fewer deaths both in...
As a result, it is still valuable to vaccinate seniors during an epidemic, even though they may not finish the full course of inoculation on time, he said. However, Cowling notes that vaccine hesitancy is high among Hong Kong’s elderly, especially those with underlying health conditions. More...
In the fight against COVID-19, researchers have carefully studied the effectiveness of top-up doses of mRNA vaccine, i.e. doses four to six for people in special nursing homes. "Our study shows that they played a decisive role in protecting seniors, also against new virus variants," says...