A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.
At a Staten Island facility that was hit hard by the coronavirus, residents and staff members lined up to get a dose of the Covid vaccine. Here’s how the day went.
The Trump administration raised hopes of a speedy process for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Patience is wearing thin.
New Jersey is one of only two states that has included smoking among the high-risk medical conditions that make people eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine.
Some staff in hospitals and long-term care facilities don’t want to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their employers are trying to change their minds.
The Five Star Movement’s long history of sowing doubt about vaccines may have made Italy’s mass inoculation program that much harder. The irony is not lost on Italians.
Some states are already expanding eligibility to people 65 and over, even though millions of people the C.D.C. recommends go first — health care workers and nursing home residents — have yet to get shots.
Mass vaccination would be a challenge under any circumstances. But doing it during an out-of-control pandemic is straining states, cities and health departments.
Simla, Colo., an isolated ranching community, is the site of the first known case in the United States of a new, more infectious variant of the coronavirus.
A more contagious variant of the coronavirus may alter the course of the pandemic in the United States, researchers said.
How the coronavirus spread across the United States.
An ambitious plan to inoculate more than 450 million people comes at a precarious moment for the continent, with many countries struggling with their worst outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.
Nearly 1,600 residents and staff were vaccinated on Monday at a nursing home in Riverdale. It provided a long-awaited cause for optimism.
The start of a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign at U.S. nursing homes has brought hope to many families. But it may be a while before restrictions loosen. Here are answers to common questions.
The recommendation was a compromise aimed at getting the coronavirus vaccine to the most vulnerable of two high-risk groups.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, clearing the way for millions more Americans to be immunized next week.
This week, nursing home residents across the U.S became some of the first patients to receive the new coronavirus vaccine.
Vaccines have now been administered at long-term care facilities in several states, but administrators warn that they will not bring a quick end to the long siege of the virus.
Walgreens and CVS staff will soon begin vaccinations at tens of thousands of long-term care facilities. Some staff and residents are wary, and there are thorny issues of consent.
‘We were desperate.’ As nursing home employees received the first vaccinations on Monday, memories of the pandemic’s first wave left some overwhelmed with emotion.
The two leading coronavirus vaccines seemed to work well in elderly trial volunteers. “I just can’t understand why people are afraid,” one 95-year-old said.
Links between university outbreaks and deaths in the wider community are often indirect and difficult to document, but some health experts say there are clear signs of a connection.
Distributing supplies is a daunting logistical challenge, involving sophisticated tracking equipment, military contingencies and tight security.
The United States saw the most new coronavirus cases of the pandemic on Thursday, with deaths and hospitalizations also rising. Underlying conditions largely determine who survives.
Multiple showers, multiple buses, multiple patients, multiple masks and gloves.
Cuando los primeros resultados de las pruebas finales comenzaron a llegar, los científicos estaban bien preparados. Ahora, se enfrentan al reto logístico de poner la vacuna a trabajar.
If approved, the first batch of vaccine could arrive in the state on Dec. 15, the governor said, and contain enough doses for 170,000 people.
The first batch of the vaccine is expected to arrive in New York on Dec. 15.
When early results from the final trials began to roll in, scientists were well prepared. Now, they face the logistical challenge of putting the vaccine to work.
When early results from the final trials began to roll in, scientists were well prepared. Now, they face the logistical challenge of putting the vaccine to work.
The C.D.C. director will decide by Wednesday whether to accept the recommendation. States aren’t required to follow it, but most are expected to.