Masks were banned at NJ veterans homes? VFW wants investigation
Published: December 30, 2020
COVID-19 vaccinations begin at the NJ Veterans Home at Paramus (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk, via NJ Depart. of Military and Veterans Affairs)
There’s a renewed push for a special prosecutor to investigate the state’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak at state-run veterans homes, as requested by the head of the New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A news release issued Monday by New Jersey VFW state commander Brian Wiener said that human resource managers were taking action against employees and banned vendors or visitors who wore masks inside the state operated veteran nursing homes, "despite advice from the Centers for Disease Control back in February that 'health care personnel should wear PPE including respirators when caring for confirmed or possible nCoV patients.'"