Massachusetts Nursing Homes and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Webinar
Detailed Outline
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Opening Remarks
01:12 Tim Foley, Executive Vice President 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East 06:03 Barry Slotnick, Regional Vice President of Operations, Genesis HealthCare 12:36 — Panelist BioPRESENTATION: MA Department of Public Health
13:39 The Vaccine Rollout in Massachusetts Kevin Cranston, MDiv., Assistant Commissioner & Director, Bureau of Infectious Diseases & Laboratory Sciences Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MADPH)Q&A with Kevin Cranston (MADPH), Tim Foley (1199SEIU) and Barry Slotnick (Genesis)
27:50 — How do you convince parents and residents in their 70s of the vaccine is necessary? 30:25 — Will the pharmacy performing the vaccine provide copies of the necessary forms to upload to our EMR? 37:16 — Will the pharmacy continue to vaccinate if all staff & residents have not been vaccinated by the third visit & what happens if someone misses their second shot? 40:51 — How many long-term care workers have been vaccinated in MA, and how many have had side effects? 41:24 — Who pays for the COVID-19 vaccine? 42.32 — Do people in long-term care settings need to present insurance? 45:18 — Overview of phases of eligibility for the vaccine.PRESENTATIONS: CDC and IHI
49:07 — “COVID-19 Vaccine Information for Long-term Care” Dr. Nimalie Stone MD, MS Team Lead, Long Term Care Response, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion 1:11:39 — “COVID-19 Vaccinations: How do we move forward together?” Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN Senior Advisor for Aging Institute for Healthcare Improvement Adjunct Faculty & Director of Strategic Partnerships, CAPABLE Program John’s Hopkins University School of NursingQ&A with CDC, IHI, 1199SEIU, and Genesis HC
1:27:56 — Two-part question: A report on Fox News claimed a man received the vaccine and tested positive for COVID-19. Can you get COVID-19 from the vaccine? What are the side effects of the vaccine? 1:39:54 — Does the vaccine affect our DNA, and is it put under our skin to monitor our activities? 1:42:11 — If you have COVID-19 currently, should you get the vaccine now or wait until after you have recovered? 01:44:08 — If I don’t get the vaccine, can my employer retaliate? 01:46:56 — The virus is mutating. Does this mean there will be a new vaccine? Will it be annual like the flu vaccine? 01:49:08 — Will the vaccine be available to undocumented immigrants? 01:51:42 — Should you be wary of taking the COVID-19 vaccine if you have had an allergic reaction to the flu vaccine? 01:53:10 — Should you continue to work if you have had an adverse reaction to the vaccine? 01:56:57 — How protected are you after receiving the first vaccine dose?
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