COVID-19 Vaccination and Impact on Morbidity Among Nursing Home Residents, October 2024–January 2025: An Ecological Analysis
Increased COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home residents are associated with reduced cases and hospitalizations, underscoring the importance of vaccination as a public health strategy in this vulnerable population. Efforts to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake are warranted and could include revision of quality measures ratings to align COVID-19 vaccination with flu vaccination requirements.
Authors
- Laura Puzniak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8697-9683)
- Timothy L. Wiemken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8251-3007)
- Evan J Zasowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2595-1860)
- Santiago M. C. Lopez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7714-1707)
- A. Cook
- Farid Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3754-555X)
- Tobias Bergroth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8964-9284)
- Alon Yehoshua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2920-916X)
- Joseph F. Boucher
Institutions
- Pfizer (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2025.106029
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pfizer