Engaging Nursing Assistants to Enhance Receptivity to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine

Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are the backbone of long-term care in the United States, and the restoration of safety in nursing homes during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires successfully vaccinating them. The nearly 600,000 CNAs employed in nursing homes provide the majority of direct care to residents in these settings and represent the largest proportion of nursing home personnel.1 However, despite having what has been called, “the most dangerous job in America” during the COVID-19 pandemic,2 CNAs experience high levels of vaccine hesitancy.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research