The variety of residents contracting and dying of COVID-19 in nursing properties has declined markedly following the introduction of vaccination efforts in long-term care services, a KFF evaluation finds.
Resident deaths from COVID-19 in nursing properties have decreased by two-thirds (66%) since vaccination efforts started in late December. New instances of the novel coronavirus amongst residents have fallen much more sharply, by 83 %.
On the similar time, deaths from COVID-19 within the normal inhabitants (excluding nursing dwelling residents) have spiked by 61 % within the weeks since December 20. New instances have declined in latest weeks, however by solely 45 %, far lower than the decline seen amongst nursing dwelling residents.
The brand new evaluation compares tendencies in new COVID-19 instances and deaths amongst nursing facility residents with tendencies in new COVID-19 instances and deaths amongst non-nursing facility residents by February 7, 2021.
It’s nonetheless unclear how a lot the decline in instances and deaths could be attributed on to the vaccine, the evaluation finds, however the timing means that vaccination efforts are having an affect and enhancing the security of long-term care settings. As of February 22, 2021, at the very least 4.5 million residents and workers in long-term care services had obtained a number of dose of vaccine, together with over 2 million residents and workers who had obtained each doses.