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States fail to prioritize homeless people for vaccines
Frank Galloway falls into the most vulnerable categories for COVID-19: He is 87, he is Black, and he is experiencing homelessness. “It ain’t no joke,” Galloway said of the coronavirus, which has killed some of his friends in Greensboro, North Carolina. “I don't mind taking something that will help my life to keep going.” He’s waiting for a vaccine while staying in an emergency shelter. Although the state began vaccinating people age 65 and up in mid-January, Galloway, like many others without housing, doesn’t have access to the technology and transportation that people in many places need to g...
Stateline.org
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Visitors allowed in NY nursing homes as Cuomo says he should have countered critics more aggressively
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo faulted himself Friday for not being “aggressive enough” as he faces a firestorm of criticism over New York’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis. The governor, accused of vowing to “destroy” an outspoken assemblyman in recent days, repeated his claim that his administration’s only mistake has been creating a “void” of missing information that was “exploited.” “I was not aggressive enough in knocking down the falsity. We were busy doing our job, we’re trying to save lives, no excuses. I was not aggressive enough,” Cuomo said during a remote pre...
New York Daily News
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Ocasio-Cortez calls for investigation of Cuomo’s COVID-19 nursing home scandal
NEW YORK — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday called for a “full investigation” into the Cuomo administration’s handling of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes across the state, making her one of the most prominent Democrats to demand scrutiny of the swirling scandal. In addition to a probe, the congresswoman said she supports growing calls from state legislators to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of certain emergency authorities he has been able to wield during the pandemic. “I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and stand with our local officials calling for a full invest...
New York Daily News
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Feds probing Cuomo administration’s COVID-19 nursing home response, report says
ALBANY, N.C. — Federal prosecutors and the FBI are probing the Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing homes and long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a report Wednesday. The U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York has launched an investigation focusing on the work of some of the senior members of the governor’s coronavirus task force, the Albany Times Union first reported. The probe comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces growing criticism over the state’s handling of elder care facilities amid the pandemic and an aide’s admission to lawmakers that ...
New York Daily News
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Poll: Most New Yorkers approve of Cuomo handling of COVID-19
ALBANY, N.Y. — Most New Yorkers approve of the job the governor is doing to address the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new poll from Siena College. The survey, conducted earlier this month and released Tuesday, found that 61% of voters give the governor high marks for his management of the pandemic, down slightly from 63% in a previous poll. However, Cuomo received mixed reviews when New Yorkers were asked about specific subjects, with 67% giving him positive grades for communicating, only 48% think he’s doing a good job with vaccine rollout and 39% think he’s not done a good job with making ...
New York Daily News
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‘We should have provided more information faster’: Cuomo acknowledges data void in NY nursing home COVID-19 deaths
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended his administration against accusations of wrongdoing on Monday while conceding officials should have been more forthcoming with data related to nursing homes deaths during the COVID-19 crisis. The governor, facing mounting criticism over the state’s handling of elder care facilities and an aide’s admission to lawmakers that the state held back information out of fear the Trump administration would use it as political fodder, took responsibility for the delays personally. “In retrospect, we should have prioritized providing more information,” Cuomo said...
New York Daily News
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New York releases nursing home COVID-19 death data, responds to lawmakers' questions 6 months later
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s top health official provided answers late Wednesday about the state’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes — six months after lawmakers sought the information. Senate Democrats released a 16-page letter State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker provided in response to a list of questions legislators sent to the Cuomo administration official last summer. “While we appreciate that our letter from August 2020 has finally been answered and, two weeks ago, nursing home data was released, it is unacceptable that it took so long,” a trio of top Senate Democrats said in a stat...
New York Daily News
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Penn student invents wearable light for nurses
PHILADELPHIA — In America, the college dorm room has a special place in business lore. Facebook, Google, Reddit, Dell, and Snapchat were all invented by students in cramped quarters, their big dreams sharing precious space with bags of Doritos and overflowing laundry baskets. Anthony Scarpone-Lambert, a 21-year-old University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing senior living in the campus's Lauder College House, hopes to follow iconic tradition and become a dormitory-launched capitalist. He and his cofounder have created what Jeffrey Babin, associate director of Penn Engineering Entrepreneurship...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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How to do date night during COVID-19 pandemic: 7 Valentine’s Day ideas
A buzzing restaurant filled with diners, a packed concert hall. Date nights of the past aren’t available this year, claimed by the pandemic. But date nights can still be vibrant and romantic. We asked Illinois couples how they are making it work. Some picked up at-home painting kits; others are creating a restaurant-style environment at home, complete with children as servers. When thinking about how to plan a nice night with your partner, remember that date nights are about finding an opportunity for connection, says Chicago psychotherapist Alyssa Arnol. “Understanding how you and your partne...
Chicago Tribune
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ICU nurses in San Diego say relaxed staffing levels are affecting patient care
SAN DIEGO — Since it started allowing hospitals to bend nurse-to-patient ratios last March, California has made it clear that this was supposed to be a temporary measure, a way of handling the staffing crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Instructions posted in June told hospitals they must "resume mandatory staffing levels as soon as feasible," even if doing so required bringing in "other staffing options" such as brigades of temporary "registry" workers to help bolster the front lines. But intensive care nurses at Kaiser Permanente's Zion Medical Center in San Diego say that's not what's ...
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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