Reducing Morbidity and Mortality Rates from COVID-19, Influenza and Pneumococcal Illness in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities by Vaccination and Comprehensive Infection Control Interventions

Reducing Morbidity and Mortality Rates from COVID-19, Influenza and Pneumococcal Illness in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities by Vaccination and Comprehensive Infection Control Interventions

The COVID-19 pandemic identifies the problems of preventing respiratory illnesses in seniors, especially frail multimorbidity seniors in nursing homes and Long-Term Care Facilities (LCTFs). Medline and Embase were searched for nursing homes, long-term care facilities, respiratory tract infections, d...

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Main Author: Roger E. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Geriatrics
Subjects:
nursing homes
long-term care homes
respiratory infections
COVID-19
influenza
pneumococcal illness
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/6/2/48

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