White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet

to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 days.A review by The Associated Press found that at least half of the states are not going to meet White House’s deadline and some aren’t even bothering to try.

And still other states are questioning whether testing every nursing home resident and staff, regardless of any other factors, is a good use of time and money. The varying responses by states to nursing home testing is another example of the country’s patchwork response to the pandemic that also underscores the Trump administration’s limited influence. The president has preferred to offload key responsibilities and decisions to states and governors,“All of this is probably not as well thought out as it could have been.” said Dr. Jim Wright, the medical director at a Virginia nursing home where dozens of residents have died.

Birx acknowledged Friday that the two-week recommendation was a challenge but said it was needed because of the particular vulnerability of nursing homes. Nursing home operators have said the lack of testing kits and other resources have left them nearly powerless to stop the virus from entering their facilities because they haven’t been able to identity silent spreaders not showing symptoms.

Horrible!

it is not a very kind test to subject elderly and frail people to if they have no symptoms and there is none in the home. I do hope their consent is needed before shoving a cotton bud up the nose and down the throat? 👵🏻👴🏻😩

WhiteHouse Birx ... Where are all the Covid19testing kits, Incl antibodytest to accommodate JUST these people, still NOT INCLUDING the rest of the population STILL WAITING? Where is the Stockpile you were supposed to obtain in the past 3+ YEARS, let alone past 3 months?!😡🤨

Maybe if Trump threatened to cut off funds for states that fair to comply - no, wait, he only does that for states that try to make voting easier for their citizens. Never mind.

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