--- title: Argentum Infection Prevention & Control Announcements | Vaccine description: Vaccine | News and updates from Argentum relating to infection prevention and control. --- [Argentum Logo\_RGB2](https://argentum.org) Search - [About Argentum](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/) - [Leadership](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/leadership/) - [State Partners](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/state-partners/) - [Membership](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/membership/) - [Media Kit](https://www.argentum.org/advertising-and-sponsorship/) - [Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/) - [Federal Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy/) - [State Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/state-advocacy/) - [Silver PAC](https://argentum.org/advocacy/silver-pac/) - [Advocacy News](https://www.argentum.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/) - [Events](https://argentum.org/events/) - [Senior Living Executive Conference](https://conference.argentum.org) - [Webinars](https://www.argentum.org/webinars/) - [Executive Director Leadership Institute](https://edli.argentum.org/) - [Chief Executive Summit](https://argentum.org/events/chief-executive-summit/) - [Advocacy Fund Golf Classic](https://www.argentum.org/golfclassic/) - [Senior Living Symposium](https://symposium.argentum.org/) - [Public Policy Institute & Fly-In](https://argentum.org/events/public-policy-institute-fly-in/) - [Media](https://argentum.org/media/) - [Coronavirus Toolkit](https://www.argentum.org/coronavirustoolkit/) - [Press Releases](https://argentum.org/press-releases/) - [Senior Living Executive Magazine](https://argentum.org/media/senior-living-executive-magazine/) - [Argentum Daily](https://argentum.org/media/argentum-e-newsletter/) - [Senior Living Professional](https://www.argentum.org/senior-living-professional/) - [Members in the News](https://argentum.org/topic/members-in-the-news/) - [Search by Topic](https://argentum.org/media/search-by-topic/) - [Research & Initiatives](https://argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/) - [Senior Living Impact](https://seniorlivingimpact.org/) - [Senior Living Works](https://seniorliving.works) - [Senior Living IQ](https://seniorlivingiq.org) - [Women in Leadership](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/women-in-leadership/) - [Argentum Quarterly](https://argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/argentum-quarterly/) - [Awards Programs](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/awards-recognition-programs/) - [LEAD Program](https://www.argentum.org/lead-program/) - [Standards for Senior Living](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/standards-for-senior-living/) - [Professional Development](https://argentum.org/professional-development/) - [Senior Living Supplier Directory](https://seniorlivingsupplierdirectory.com/) - [Senior Living Career Center](http://seniorlivingcareers.argentum.org/) - [Certificate Programs and Certification](https://argentum.org/professional-development/professional-certification/) - [Resource Library](https://www.argentum.org/professional-development/resource-library/) - [Executive Roundtables](https://argentum.org/professional-development/executive-roundtables/) # Argentum Infection Prevention & Control Announcements ## [FDA Says Seniors Can Get Additional Dose of COVID-19 Booster](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/fda-says-seniors-can-get-additional-dose-of-covid-19-booster) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on April 19, 2023 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has amended the emergency use authorizations of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccines](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-changes-simplify-use-bivalent-mrna-covid-19-vaccines) to simplify the vaccination schedule for most individuals. By doing so, the agency has authorized an additional booster shot for those 65 and older at least four months following their initial bivalent dose. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/fda-says-seniors-can-get-additional-dose-of-covid-19-booster) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine) ## [FDA to Authorize Second Bivalent COVID-19 Shot](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/fda-to-authorize-second-bivalent-covid-19-shot) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on April 6, 2023 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The FDA will be allowing certain people to receive a second booster of an updated COVID-19 vaccine designed to tackle the omicron variant.  [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/fda-to-authorize-second-bivalent-covid-19-shot) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine) ## [CDC Outlines Steps Being Taken to Get More Boosters to LTC Residents](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/cdc-outlines-steps-being-taken-to-get-more-boosters-to-ltc-residents) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on January 4, 2023 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that with the rising number of respiratory diseases affecting the nation as winter progresses, it is important for long-term care operators to encourage more residents to receive the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 boosters. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/cdc-outlines-steps-being-taken-to-get-more-boosters-to-ltc-residents) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine) ## [Updated Booster Shot Prevents a Majority of COVID Hospitalizations in Older Adults](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/updated-booster-shot-prevents-a-majority-of-covid-hospitalizations-in-older-adults) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on December 19, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/updated-booster-shot-prevents-a-majority-of-covid-hospitalizations-in-older-adults) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine) ## [Supreme Court Will Not Hear Challenge to CMS Vaccination Mandate for Healthcare Workers](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/supreme-court-will-not-hear-challenge-to-cms-vaccination-mandate-for-healthcare-workers) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on October 7, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) On Monday, October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court rejected a request brought by 10 states led by Missouri to hear a renewed challenge to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers. The mandate applies only to Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities that are subject to CMS’s health and safety regulations – and thus does not apply to assisted living facilities. It should be noted that the Court’s decision does not in any way impact the scope of CMS’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. As such, assisted living facilities, including those providing Home and Community-based Services (HCBS), remain excluded from the scope of CMS’s mandate. As a reminder, CMS has clarified via guidance that its COVID-19 vaccination mandate does not apply to assisted living, noting that it “does not have regulatory authority over care settings such as assisted living….” CMS also clarified that the mandate would also not apply to assisted living facilities that provide HCBS under state Medicaid programs, because “CMS’s health and safety regulations do not cover” HCBS providers. Many assisted living providers would have been covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) vaccination-and-testing rule for large businesses, originally issued in November 2021. However, in January of this year, the Supreme Court blocked OSHA from implementing the rule, and OSHA subsequently withdrew the rule as an enforceable standard. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/supreme-court-will-not-hear-challenge-to-cms-vaccination-mandate-for-healthcare-workers) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine) ## [CDC signs off on new COVID-19 boosters ahead of fall booster campaign](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/cdc-signs-off-on-new-covid-19-boosters-ahead-of-fall-booster-campaign) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on September 2, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on newly-updated COVID-19 booster shots Thursday night, giving the final clearance shots to be administered soon after. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/cdc-signs-off-on-new-covid-19-boosters-ahead-of-fall-booster-campaign) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine), [Guidance](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/guidance) ## [COVID-19 Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Authorized, Likely to Be Offered Soon](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/covid-19-booster-shots-targeting-omicron-authorized-likely-to-be-offered-soon) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on August 31, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) U.S. health regulators cleared use of retooled Covid-19 vaccines that target the latest versions of Omicron, in preparation for a fall booster campaign that could start within days. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/covid-19-booster-shots-targeting-omicron-authorized-likely-to-be-offered-soon) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine) ## [U.S. Reaches $1.74 Billion Deal With Moderna for Updated Covid-19 Shots](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/u.s.-reaches-1.74-billion-deal-with-moderna-for-updated-covid-19-shots) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on July 29, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Biden administration said it would spend $1.74 billion to buy 66 million doses of [Moderna](https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/MRNA) Inc.’s updated Covid-19 vaccine, as well as the option to purchase up to 234 million additional doses, as part of a fall booster campaign. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/u.s.-reaches-1.74-billion-deal-with-moderna-for-updated-covid-19-shots) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine), [Biden Administration](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/biden-administration) ## [CDC Approves New COVID-19 Vaccine Novavax](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/cdc-approves-new-covid-19-vaccine-novavax) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on July 20, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Maryland-based vaccine maker Novavax, unlocking the 3.2 million doses that the U.S. government has purchased from Novavax for widespread distribution. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/cdc-approves-new-covid-19-vaccine-novavax) Topics: [Vaccine](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/topic/vaccine) ## [COVID Vaccines Saved 20 Million Lives in 1st Year, Scientists Say](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/covid-vaccines-saved-20-million-lives-in-1st-year-scientists-say) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/ipc/author/argentum) on July 1, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Researchers estimate that COVID-19 vaccines saved almost 20 million lives in their first year, although even more fatalities could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been met, reports the [*Associated Press*](https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-england-54d29ae3af5c700f15d704c14ee224b5). 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