Point of Care Tests Another catastrophe. The Trump administration expanded cheap testing in long-term care settings sending thousands of point-of-care testing systems to nursing homes. The goal was to allow facilities to quickly detect new Covid-19 cases among residents and staff. The effort to arm nursing homes with rapid coronavirus tests is failing because the tests

CANDIDA AURIS The New York Times had an article about A deadly fungus in nursing homes. Candida auris is a highly contagious, drug-resistant deadly fungus. It has infected nearly 800 people in the last four years, with half of patients dying within 90 days.  C. auris is a germ so virulent and hard to eradicate that

Priorities Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared that nursing home residents and staff members will receive the vaccine first. The Baltimore Sun reported Hogan spoke at the headquarters for vaccine developer Novavax Inc. Of course, the safety group has yet to vote on who gets priority. However, it makes sense to prioritize the most vulnerable

Leadership Olivia Troye recently left the White House coronavirus task force.  For years, Troye worked for VP Pence as a special adviser. She left Trump’s White House in disgust. NPR’s Ari Shapiro interviewed her. She provided unsurprising revelations of incompetence and political interference. Trump consistently tells Americans “the complete opposite” of what experts tell him

A Republican-led Senate has not approved a Democratic-chosen Supreme Court nominee since 1888. There have only been 14 justices confirmed during election years in the past. None were confirmed after July before an election. The People should choose. In March 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tried to justify denying a vote on Judge Merrick Garland: “All

Video Voting Fox News reported that Arizona will allow nursing home residents to vote by video. A judge ruled that Arizona election officials can use videoconferencing to help voters cast ballots. The exemption is limited to people in hospitals, nursing homes, or living with severe disabilities. Republican AG Brnovich asked to strike down the COVID-19 pandemic-era practice. He argued