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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (13074)	2/2/2021 9:47:28 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 22884

I view it in a more positive light. It can NOT be viewed so. It is a catastrophic failure by the government that licenses long-term facilities and the staff that runs them. The patients (through Medicaid, Medicare, or ?) have a right to food and shelter for their $50,000-$100,000 a year. Reminder: First Covid-19 outbreak in a U.S. nursing home raises concerns FEBRUARY 29, 2020 Washington state reported on Saturday the first death in the U.S. from the new coronavirus, the first health care worker to be infected with the disease, and most worrying, the first known outbreak in a long-term care facility. At a nursing facility in Kirkland, Wash, approximately 27 of the 108 residents and 25 of the 180 staff have some symptoms, health officials said during a teleconference with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorities report that some among them have pneumonia. More at: First Covid-19 outbreak in a U.S. nursing home raises concerns Yes, the first super-spreader event was a long-term facility almost a year ago. Since then, most certainly those in charge should have seen to it that upgrades were made to prevent the 2 out of 3 deaths that have occurred in the U.S. and obviate the current need for vaccines at a priority level. This could all have been done by last May and that is why I say it can NOT be viewed in a more positive light. o~~~ O

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (13074)	2/2/2021 3:32:31 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 22884

I suspect that, as before, the new infections are from the low paid staff that work at multiple facilities in order to survive financially. My community stopped visitors in the care units immediately and staff who worked more than one facility had to choose only one. Still, four residents contracted covid, all from staff. I don't know how infections from staff could be absolutely stopped. Some staff that served independent living volunteered to live together on campus so that housekeeping services did not need to stop. Confining nursing staff to campus wouldn't be practicable.