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Just 57% of Missouri nursing home staff are vaccinated as of Thursday. Long-term care facility trade groups have warned of an exodus of staff if vaccines are mandated, but some nursing homes that instituted mandates haven’t seen that happen.
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A federal mandate will soon require all U.S. nursing homes to vaccinate their workers or risk losing government funding. But some worry vaccine mandates will worsen staff shortages.
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On average, about 62% of Johnson County employees who work in federally-licensed nursing homes and long-term care facilities are vaccinated.
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Advocates for nursing home residents and union representatives say President Joe Biden's order that nursing homes require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine will help keep the coronavirus from spreading.
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After the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at least one hospital system in Missouri announced it would mandate the shots for employees. Just over half of Missouri adults are fully vaccinated.
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This spring, Missouri nursing homes reported COVID cases in the teens and 20s each week. In the last week of July, the virus was confirmed among 123 residents.
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The agreement promises services that could help hundreds of people leave nursing homes and live on their own.
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Missouri’s vaccination rate for nursing home staff is among the lowest in the nation, ahead of only Florida and Louisiana.
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Some advocates worry the proposal will prevent nursing home residents from holding facilities legally responsible for abuse and neglect.
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Tracy Kolterman died on Jan. 19 at age 60 after being hospitalized for five weeks. She was a licensed practical nurse at McCrite Plaza, a nursing home in Briarcliff.
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"These people are sitting ducks. I feel really fortunate to have gotten my parents vaccinated, but it wasn’t easy."
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Kansas pharmacies preparing for the massive effort to vaccinate people against COVID-19 are looking for more pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.