Only 38% of nursing home workers accepted COVID-19 vaccines, new data shows
While residents of nursing homes and their caregivers have been considered a top priority for COVID-19 vaccination, only 38% of nursing home staff accepted shots when they were offered, new…
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Late-night freezer failure in WA sends hundreds scrambling to get a fast-expiring COVID-19 vaccine
During a chaotic vaccine rollout, this might have been one of the wildest scenes yet: After a freezer failed at a nearby medical center, nurses, firefighters and volunteers scurried throughout…
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Two People Injured after Mechanical Explosion Damages Several Floors at DC Hospital
A mechanical explosion caused damage to several floors at BridgePoint Hospital Capitol Hill in Northeast DC Thursday afternoon, DC Fire and EMS said.
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Some Nursing Homes Struggling to Find Takers for Leftover Vaccines
As officials push to make sure there are enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate the nation’s vulnerable long-term care residents, many nursing homes are facing the opposite challenge: how to make…
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NY Attorney General Releases Report on Nursing Homes’ Response to COVID-19
Attorney General Letitia James today released a report on her office’s ongoing investigations into nursing homes’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, Attorney General James has been investigating nursing homes…
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Fired NY Nursing Director Ordered to Comply with Investigation Into 23 COVID-19 Deaths
The nursing director fired from an Albion nursing home where 23 residents died from Covid-19 before the end of May was ordered Tuesday to comply with subpoenas issued as part…
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Multiple States Report Nursing Home Staff Reluctant to Take Vaccine
Officials in multiple states have reported that large numbers of staff in their long-term care facilities are declining the coronavirus vaccine—an issue that emerged early on in the US’s inoculation…
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NY Nursing Homes Struggle with Severe Staffing Shortages Amid COVID Outbreaks
Nursing homes in parts of New York hit worst by this winter’s COVID-19 surge say they’re struggling to find enough staff as workers have gotten sick or needed to quarantine.
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A drug-addicted nurse was caught stealing pain pills meant for patients in two different Wisconsin facilities, and nearly four years later, she was still working (and still fully licensed) at…
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Florida Business Accused of Selling ‘Counterfeit’ N95 Masks
According to a federal lawsuit filed in December in Minnesota, 3M alleges Nationwide Source of Delray Beach sold more than 10,000 counterfeit N95 masks to Hennepin County Medical Center in…
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