ALBANY, N.Y. — Despite a big vaccination campaign, New York nursing homes are still reporting hundreds of infections a week as some residents and staff have skipped getting the shots.
Nursing facilities reported 782 infections among staff and residents in the 14 days ending April 25.
State records show that nearly five months since the vaccination campaign launched, only 55% of staff at New York’s nursing homes are fully vaccinated. Rates among patients are better: 79% of residents have gotten a shot. But some areas lag behind.
Only 40% of the staff and 63 percent of residents at nursing homes in Brooklyn are fully vaccinated.
