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Stepping out of my #epitwitter lane to do some armchair health policyThe #1 easy thing Biden admin should do to reduce February’s #COVID19 deaths is dissolve botched nursing home vaccination contract w CVS & Walgreens in states like MS & let states give #LTC vax directly https://twitter.com/stacyjacobsontv/status/1353839030677417984
2/ this article shows where things in MS stood a few weeks ago, and the problem still hasn’t been fixed. Many nursing home residents and staff still waiting on *FIRST* shots! https://twitter.com/lramseth/status/1349163182368174086
3/ In comparison, West Virginia, another largely rural state, didn’t enter into the federal-private program with CVS & Walgreens - and its DONE vaccinating in nursing homes. BOTH SHOTS DONE! Over a week ago! And it shows in their overall #COVID19 vax rates https://twitter.com/eric_widi/status/1354232600131497986
4/ almost 6,000 people in Mississippi confirmed to have died of #COVID19. Almost a third (32%) of those where in long-term care. https://twitter.com/3onyourside/status/1354154863110844417
5/ While winter surge accelerating deaths outside #LTC, still way too many people dying of # #COVID19 in nursing homes. What would these numbers look like if MS #LTC residents & staff had been vaccinated on pace w WV? How many more people would be alive? https://www.wlox.com/2021/01/26/new-covid-cases-new-deaths-reported-tuesday-mississippi/
6/ Fortunately many states are seeing #COVID19 mortality rates drop from staggering highs earlier in month but West Virginia looks to be dropping faster than other states...
7/ By NYTimes interactive data,
West Virginia #COVID19 deaths peaked ~January 11: since then, 7-day average deaths down 40%
Mississippi deaths peaked more recently: down only ~20%.
This botched nursing home/ #LTC vaccine rollout has a huge cost https://www.google.com/search?q=covid-19+mortality+west+virginia+&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
West Virginia #COVID19 deaths peaked ~January 11: since then, 7-day average deaths down 40%
Mississippi deaths peaked more recently: down only ~20%.
This botched nursing home/ #LTC vaccine rollout has a huge cost https://www.google.com/search?q=covid-19+mortality+west+virginia+&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
