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title: How are  COVID-19 vaccinations going?
description: Highlights from February 12 Washington Post article 'I work in a nursing home. Here’s why my colleagues are skipping the vaccine.'
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# [How are  COVID-19 vaccinations going?](https://www.primecareholdings.com/news/how-are-covid-19-vaccinations-in-nursing-homes-going)

 Written by [Prime Care Tech Marketing](https://www.primecareholdings.com/news/author/prime-care-tech-marketing) | Mon, Feb 22, 2021 @ 01:52 PM

The February 12 *Washington Post* article '[I work in a nursing home. Here’s why my colleagues are skipping the vaccine](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/nursing-home-skip-vaccine/2021/02/12/4d31d17a-6bfa-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html),' provided great context around why staff still seem unsure about getting vaccinated. Below are some interesting stats and highlights it included. 

#### **November 2020, regarding COVID-19 Vaccines**

- 80% of MD/D.C. nursing home union members opted out of first offer
- 50% of Miami health system employees did not want immediately
- 15% of Miami health system employees did not want at all

#### **Late December 2020, regarding COVID 19 vaccines**

- Approximately 72% of CNAs in the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) did NOT want
- 60% of Ohio nursing home staffers elected NOT to take the vaccine

 

#### **Causes of uncertainty about COVID-19 vaccinations**

- People of color have deep-rooted mistrust due to a history of doctors experimenting on them
- U.S. government seemed to marginalize and neglect elderly/nursing homes when COVID-19 began
- Educational materials produced only in English
- Expedited development raised doubts and questions about testing
- Questions about testing across various conditions (e.g., autoimmune conditions, food/medicine allergies, pregnancy)
- Assumptions vaccine tracking meant inserting chips into people (vs. just coding vaccine packaging).
- Confusion about the connection between RNA and DNA

 

#### **Educational help**

In January, CMS/CDC conducted educational sessions around these topics to help staff allay doubts and fears. If you missed it, check out our summary blog, [CMS/CDC Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccination Safety](https://www.primecaretech.com/news/covid-19-vaccination-safety-cms/cdc-qa). 

In December, AMDA, also known as The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has released a COVID-19 vaccine education toolkit that we summarized in blog, [AMDA COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A Summarized](https://www.primecareholdings.com/news/amda-covid-19-vaccine-qa-summarized).

You might also find the flyer [Answers to Your COVID-19 Vaccine Questions](https://info.primecaretech.com/hubfs/Infographics/Answers-to-Your-Covid-19-Vaccine-Questions.pdf) helpful to distribute or hang.

 

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