one telling statistic about the US
Only about half of US nursing home residents are up to date on their COVID shots. This one statistic explains a lot about how horrible nursing homes are in the US, how persistent COVID disinformation is in the US, and why we're still seeing hundreds of elderly dying from COVID each day in 2023.
Everybody should get the new bivalent COVID booster, if they haven't already, but especially if you're 65+ and especially if you have any of the health problems that land you in a nursing home. The data so far show the bivalent booster is working well to prevent deaths.
And if you're about to visit somebody 65+ and/or in a nursing home, you should take a rapid COVID test immediately before you walk in the door. Bring the test with you, spend 15 minutes outside testing yourself. You could save their life.
Everybody should get the new bivalent COVID booster, if they haven't already, but especially if you're 65+ and especially if you have any of the health problems that land you in a nursing home. The data so far show the bivalent booster is working well to prevent deaths.
And if you're about to visit somebody 65+ and/or in a nursing home, you should take a rapid COVID test immediately before you walk in the door. Bring the test with you, spend 15 minutes outside testing yourself. You could save their life.