MARYLAND RELEASES DATA ON NURSING HOME VACCINATIONS

Maryland is releasing new data on nursing home staff vaccination rates since the release of new guidelines.   The Maryland Department of Health reports three facilities having 100-percent of its staff with at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, while over 40 more reported a rate of 91-percent or better.  Conversely, 13 facilities reported 56-percent or less of their staff had been vaccinated.  The facility with the lowest reported rate was the Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant in Ellicott City, with a mere 18-percent vaccination rate.  21 facilities did not submit sufficient data according to the health department.