Study Shows Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine In Nursing Homes

The Center for Health Policy and Evaluation in Long-Term Care, the research division of AHCA/NCAL, published a study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society which found that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines are effective in reducing new cases and deaths among residents and staff in long term care. The study’s findings confirm continued calls to prioritize long term care residents and staff for the vaccines.