Immunity

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The findings highlight the importance for adults aged 65 years and older to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination and have easy access to antiviral medications, researchers say.

Nursing home residents infected with COVID-19 prior to vaccination had the strongest protection against severe disease when compared to their peers without such hybrid immunity.

Hybrid immunity of infection and immunization provides up to 12 months of protection against hospitalization or a severe, second COVID infection, according to a new study. 

Older adults who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are significantly less likely to die or become seriously ill than those with natural immunity caused by previous infection of the disease, according to...

A booster shot lifted omicron-neutralizing immune activity to the detectable range in 86% of nursing home residents and in 93% of healthcare workers, an investigation finds.

Results from hundreds of facilities demonstrate not only the value of booster vaccinations, but that there may be an ongoing need for additional shots in the long-term care population.

Related review shows that recent infection protected against symptomatic reinfection with the wild-type or alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2

Nursing home residents who have weathered a prior COVID-19 infection are more likely to show robust signs of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 six months after vaccination, a study across five facilities has found.

A COVID-19-related wrongful death lawsuit against two New Jersey nursing homes must be decided in state court — and not in federal court as providers had sought, according to a ruling issued Wednesday...