Sarah M Bartsch, Colleen Weatherwax, Michael R Wasserman, Kevin L Chin, Marie F Martinez, Kavya Velmurugan, Raveena D Singh, Danielle C John, Jessie L Heneghan, Gabrielle M Gussin, Sheryl A Scannell, Alexandra C Tsintsifas, Kelly J O'Shea, Alexis M Dibbs, Bruce Leff, Susan S Huang, Bruce Y Lee
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the epidemiologic, clinical, and economic value of an annual nursing home (NH) COVID-19 vaccine campaign and the impact of when vaccination starts. DESIGN: Agent-based model representing a typical NH. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: NH residents and staff. METHODS: We used the model representing an NH with 100 residents, its staff, their interactions, COVID-19 spread, and its health and economic outcomes to evaluate the epidemiologic, clinical, and economic value of varying schedules of annual COVID-19 vaccine campaigns...
February 29, 2024: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association