Joe Biden did NOT speak to Andrew Cuomo about mounting scandal over cover-up of nursing home COVID deaths when they met in the Oval Office, White House says
President Joe Biden did not speak to Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes when the two men met last week
Cuomo joined a bipartisan group of mayors and governors in the Oval Office The focus of the meeting was on the president providing an update on his plans to help get the pandemic under control, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said told DailyMail.com, so no that was not a focus of their conversation
NEW YORK â More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press.
The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more than 40% higher than what the state health department previously released. And it raises new questions as to whether a March 25 directive from Gov. Andrew Cuomo s administration helped spread sickness and death among residents, a charge the state disputes. The lack of transparency and the meting out of bits of important data has undermined our ability to both recognize the scope and severity of what s going on and address it, said Richard Mollot, the executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, a residents advocacy group.
Vaccine slots fill up rapidly as eligibility expands to Idaho seniors
Idaho hospitals are already struggling to keep up with the demand for COVID-19 vaccines the first day the state expanded eligibility to people over 65. Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 7:00 PM MST February 1, 2021
BOISE, Idaho Idaho hospitals are already struggling to keep up with the demand for COVID-19 vaccines as the state expanded eligibility to those over age 65.
St. Luke s told KTVB that as of 8:20 a.m. Monday, the hospital was completely out of vaccine appointments. No more St. Luke s appointments can be made until the next shipment of doses comes in, a spokeswoman said, and it is unclear when that will happen.
Nine senior New York public health officials have quit as Gov Andrew Cuomo is accused of declaring war on his own health department amid COVID-19 pandemic
At least nine senior officials in the New York State Department of health have resigned, retired or left to take other state government jobs in recent months
The wave of departures comes as officials have become increasingly concerned about being sidelined and disrespected amid the ongoing health crisis
Sources say officials have flagged concerns over Andrew Cuomo and how he has been the one to set much of the pandemic and vaccine policy across the state