NHSN Updates Staff COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the questions in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) staff vaccination module. As of the week ending Jan. 7th, nursing homes reporting on their staff’s COVID-19 vaccination status no longer need to indicate whether the staff member received their complete primary series. Instead, the questions focus on whether the staff member has received the 2023/24 vaccine, which is consistent with how the information is collected for residents. The CDC will replay a webinar outlining the changes on Jan. 16th at 1:30 p.m. Registration is available here, and the slide set used during the presentation is available here. The NHSN webpage that contains the forms and instructions for vaccination status reporting is here. Note that while nursing homes are required to report the status of staff and resident COVID-19 vaccinations, homes may also report influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccinations for residents if they so choose. A webinar on this optional reporting will be held on Jan. 17th at 1:30 p.m. Registration for this event is available here.
Contact: Darius Kirstein, dkirstein@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8841