COVID-19

Older adults and their family caregivers should know about coming changes related to the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and what they could mean for the long-term services and supports they currently receive or could in the future.

AARP Public Policy Institute’s Nursing Home Dashboard has tracked and analyzed COVID-19 case, death, and vaccination data since 2020. The Dashboard’s findings reveal a distressing trend among both nursing home residents and staff: not everyone is vaccinated and not everyone is “up to date” with boosters.

AARP wrote to House lawmakers this week opposing a measure that would declare an immediate end the COVID-19 public health emergency.

AARP wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging them to boost vaccine and booster uptake among residents and staff.

AARP hosted a virtual event this week featuring U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who discussed how to stay healthy this holiday season.

AARP's CEO joins First Lady Jill Biden and White House officials Anthony Fauci and Ashish Jha to discuss what to expect from COVID over the holidays.