The Biden administration plans to use the Defense Production Act to ramp up manufacturing of safety measures. This will increase supplies. Reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. COVID-19 vaccines, surgical gloves and at-home testing kits need to be available. The Biden administration will use the DPA to contract for 60 million at-home tests. This news comes
The Montrose Press reported that the national for-profit nursing home chain SavaSeniorCare has demanded to be dismissed from a lawsuit. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the chain. In 2020, the EEOC sued SSC Montrose San Juan Operating Company, SavaSeniorCare Administrative Services and SavaSenior Care LLC as a single employer.
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
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