COVID-19

STATE NEWS Unrelated to COVID, But Time SensitiveFire Marshal Supervisor Randy DeShon will speak about power strips in healthcare this Wednesday, February 16th at 1 PM. Join Zoom Meeting. Meeting ID: 931 5542 4830. Passcode:...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Don’t Miss the Virtual Advocacy Day During our Friday WebinarGet the insider scoop with what is going on under the dome in Topeka. Our guests will be: Senator Kristen O’SheaKari Bruffett with KHISean...

STATE NEWS Battelle UpdateThere are now less than 7 weeks remaining prior to the deadline (March 31, 2022.) Given Battelle’s onboarding process can take about 4 weeks, if you’re interested in continued routine testing support,...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview As of 2/23/2022       4,179,538 Total Doses Reported as Administered      - First Dose: 1,934,731- Second Dose: 1,557,341- Third Dose: 687,4675,394,910 Total Doses Distributed      - State Distributed: 2,991,40061.8% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose    53.5%...

VACCINE NEWS CDC Updates Vaccination TimelinesCDC now states that a 3–8-week interval between doses of the Pfizer vaccine in a primary series may be optimal for certain individuals, especially for males 12-39 years old. This...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary       As of March 2nd, there are 9 long-term care facilities with clusters and 2 are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 239Cases: 7,081Hospitalizations: 86 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 766,969Total Case...

FEDERAL NEWS CDC Guidance on Antigen TestingCDC updated guidance on antigen testing on March 3rd. Updates were made to info on when to consider confirmatory testing in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, the antigen testing algorithm,...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary      As of March 9th, there are 3 long-term care facilities with clusters and two are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 193Cases: 5,636Hospitalizations: 65 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 768,422Total Case...

LEADINGAGE NATIONAL NEWS Response to White House Nursing Home Reform StatementSince last week’s release of the White House statement on improving safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, LeadingAge has been working...

FEDERAL NEWS Updated Effective April 4,2022 – Reporting Negative POC Testing Results to NHSN No Longer RequiredEffective April 4, 2022, negative test results for point-of-care (POC) testing is no longer required to be reported. This...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary      As of March 16th, there are 3 long-term care facilities with clusters and two are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 133Cases: 3,646Hospitalizations: 44 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 769,046Total Case...

STATE NEWS Kitchen Fire Suppression Materials Available from Fire MarshalThe video and slides are now available for the monthly education session hosted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The topic for March was...