It’s about time. Conservatives have been yelling about this since April!
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We found that: ➡️@HealthNYGov’s public data undercounted #COVID19 deaths in some nursing homes by as much as 50% ➡️Some nursing homes failed to comply with infection control protocols ➡️Facilities with lower staffing ratings had higher #COVID19 fatality rates
All eyes are on Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) as he comes under immense scrutiny for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday, the New York Times released a report which detailed Cuomo’s contentious relationship with the New York State Health Department. The report claimed nine top health officials resigned over the past year, citing low morale and pushback from the governor’s office.
“When I say ‘experts’ in air quotes, it sounds like I’m saying I don’t really trust the experts,” Cuomo previously stated. “Because I don’t.”
The former officials alleged their quarrel reached a climax when the governor’s office sidestepped their proposals for dishing out COVID-19 vaccines to residents. They added Cuomo shelved decades worth of planning between the state’s health department with local departments to coordinate vaccination distribution.
Instead, they claimed Cuomo created his own plan where big hospitals would take on the burden of vaccinating their staff and much of the New York population.
The former officials said Cuomo’s inexperience and understanding of large-scale health operations led to the state’s slow vaccination rollout.
Cuomo is also in hot water over his administration’s alleged cover-up of the nursing home deaths from COVID-19. The governor attempted to dig himself out of his political grave by claiming New York was well below the national average with a death rate at 28 percent.
“But who cares. 33, 28 died in a hospital, died in a nursing home. They died, I understand,” Cuomo said. “Maybe the instinct to blame, or to find relief for the pain you are feeling. But, it is a tragedy and it’s a tragedy that continues today.”
However, an investigation launched by New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed the numbers were underreported by as much as 50 percent.