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Subscribe Since day one, she has demonstrated that she is the right person for the job, from overseeing the deployment of our National Guard to our vaccination sites, to taking immediate action to keep our veterans safe, to sending National Guard members to our nation s capital to defend our democracy. I know that Colonel Hou will bring the same dedication to this job as she has exhibited throughout her entire career, including her tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hou s background in both military and medicine have prepared her for the job she s likely to take, though the nomination must still be confirmed by the state Senate. ....
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. ....
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – Managers at New Jersey s veterans homes not only barred employees from wearing protective masks during the first weeks of the outbreak, they devised a series of penalties with the help of Gov. Phil Murphy s office against nurses who wore the homes’ masks without permission. More than 190 residents have died from COVID-19 in the state s veterans homes. Emails obtained by The Record and NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY Network, show that at least one worker had to return home because management wouldn t let him wear a mask – even though he had a doctor s note saying he suffered from asthma. ....
Managers at New Jersey s veterans homes where more than 190 residents have died from COVID-19 not only barred employees from wearing protective masks during the first weeks of the outbreak, they devised a series of penalties with the help of Gov. Phil Murphy s office against nurses who wore the homes’ masks without permission. Emails obtained by The Record and NorthJersey.com show that at least one worker had to return home because management wouldn t let him wear a mask, even though he had a doctor s note saying he suffered from asthma. Managers at the Paramus and Menlo Park homes were so opposed to mask-wearing at the start of the pandemic that they pushed back against letting outside vendors and ambulance crews wear them at the veterans homes as they transported residents, the emails show. ....