Why can’t America contain the Trump Virus? Right-wing media outlets like Sinclair Broadcast Group, Fox News and Brietbart have pushed conspiracy theories to benefit Trump even claiming that Covid is a hoax. They mislead Trump and his voters. Commentators attack the scientists and dispute the death rates. Fox News has repeatedly run segments promoting ideas
FALSE INFORMATION This past week, Trump tweeted and defended a crazy conspiracy group calling itself “America’s Frontline Doctors.” his group provides false information about COVID-19. They minimize the dangers of getting infected. These “doctors” claim masks are dangerous. These “experts” recommend taking dangerous and ineffective medications. One of the doctors is Dr. Stella Immanuel. She
Wearing a mask and socially distancing will save lives and the economy. The U.S. suffered over 1,000 deaths per day several times this past week. America also passed 151,000 deaths from Covid-19. After years of declining enrollment, the number of people on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) rose by 1.2 million between
CMS will allow nursing homes to hire unqualified people for critical positions of direct care treatment. Even now with unemployment at record highs, and the need for more staffing at nursing homes. The nursing home industry lobbied the Trump administration to relax regulations to certify nurse aides. At the start of the pandemic, the Centers
Last week, a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis found that people over 65 years of age make up 80 percent of deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. The data from the CDC provides clear evidence of the toll that the Trump Virus has on nursing home residents. The analysis finds that a disproportionate number of
Nursing homes account for a large share of U.S. deaths from COVID-19. Nursing homes were not prepared for the Trump Virus. Poor training on infection control, and inadequate and unsafe staffing caused 60,000 fatalities among nursing home residents and staff. Nursing home residents account for only about 1% of the U.S. population but 40% of