Senior Care Facilities Anxiously Await Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines

Senior Care Facilities Anxiously Await Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines
A file photo shows a senior citizen sitting in her room in Freedom Village Retirement Community in Lake Forest, Calif., in 2017. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Senior care companies with facilities in Orange County are hailing the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, which began this week in Southern California, despite concerns about whether the vaccine is safe for patients who live in long-term care centers.

An official for Aegis Living, a leading provider of assisted living and memory care with facilities in Laguna Niguel and Dana Point, said the company is currently working on an education program for its team, residents, and their families “to help all parties better understand the vaccine, how it works and its benefits.”