COVID Surge? According the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), there were more than 200,000 COVID-19 deaths among residents and staff of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care settings. Although COVID-19 infections and deaths in nursing homes have decreased recently, more than a thousand die per month still. mostly because staff refuse to get
Facts don’t lie. Vaccinations prevent death and hospitalizations. 50 million Americans refuse to take personal responsibility for their own health and safety. Getting a booster shot may save your life. Many immunocompromised people would probably be helped by Evusheld, and it’s available. Vulnerable people — like the elderly — should talk with a doctor as
The Consumer Voice Releases New Report on Staffing in Nursing Homes During the Pandemic For years, understaffing had plagued nursing homes. Residents have suffered due to insufficient and sporadic care. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the country the result of years of not investing in resident care. For residents, families, and advocates the catastrophic
Covid is now a Republican illness because of misinformation and disinformation. Sad and preventable. At least, 175,000 unvaccinated Americans died unnecessarily in the last six months. Data as of Feb. 13. | Source: New York Times database; Edison Research The anti-science rhetoric of the alt-right media machine has polarized the country. People are acting irrationally
Slate had an interesting article about a new report from the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The report shows Trump’s response and reaction to Covid-19 was horrendous. The Trump administration deliberately sabotaged the nation’s response to the pandemic. The report documents multiple channels of interference by Trump and his underlings. The report also details other ways
DHEC issued a public announcement regarding vaccine effectiveness.