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Collected Item: “Federal Program To Bring Vaccine To Nursing Homes Missed Around Half Of Staff”

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Federal Program To Bring Vaccine To Nursing Homes Missed Around Half Of Staff

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news article

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While the federal government put effort into getting residents and staff at nursing and retirement homes vaccinated, many remain unvaccinated. Some states even have less than a third percent of the staff vaccinated. This has impacted reopening timelines for the facilities and fears of spreading COVID-19.

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nursing home, retirement home, vaccine, staff, HSE

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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/31/982772372/federal-program-to-bring-vaccine-to-nursing-homes-missed-around-half-of-staff

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Liz Essley Whyte

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2021-03-31
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