Refusals WAMU reported the problems at SavaSeniorCare’s Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus nursing home. Poor infection control led to a coronavirus outbreak killing at least 10 residents. The vaccine distribution at the facility has been a failure as well. Many employees refuse to take the vaccine. The lack of education and training about the vaccine
ProPublica had a good article on South Carolina magistrate system. It is an antiquated system of justice. A 2019 series by The Post and Courier and ProPublica exposed how a flawed system of selection and oversight provided fertile ground for misconduct on the bench. Gov. McMaster wants changes to the qualifications and oversight of South Carolina magistrates after years
Liz Cheney South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has been all over the place lately. First, he was against Trump. Then he was very vocal about his support for Trump. Now, he has taken both positions at once. He defended Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Iago in South Carolina? He defended Liz Cheney who voted
American Health Care Association is the nation’s largest nursing home association. President and CEO Mark Parkinson is the leader. He assumes that all U.S. nursing home residents will be vaccinated by the March 1 target date. This should be able to be done now that Biden has implemented a plan. A Centers for Disease Control
The FDA approved an Emergency Use Authorization for bamlanivimab (BAM) to treat COVID-19 in high risk patients. Eli Lilly released new study results that indicate the antibody therapy reduced the risk to nursing home residents. These facilities account for 40% of all COVID-related deaths in the United States. The study showed that residents given bamlanivimab saw
Expanding Medicare Republicans fought the creation of Medicare in the 1960s. They still oppose any government participation in health care industry. The problem for them is that Medicare is very popular. Most Medicare recipients are satisfied. And now Joe Biden wants to expand Medicare to more Americans. Biden’s simple and clear strategy is lowering the
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