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NY Still Needs to Come Clean on COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths Scandal: Report

NY Still Needs to Come Clean on COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths Scandal: Report
Howard Zucker, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo after a press conference on COVID-19 vaccination at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood, N.Y., on April 12, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
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The government of the State of New York still has more explaining to do and heads that should roll regarding the decision to order that nursing homes accept patients with COVID-19 last year, according one of the state’s leading think tanks.

The state government still hasn’t released data crucial to gauging the real magnitude of the scandal. It’s obvious, though, that the governor’s office and other officials are engaged in a coverup, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy’s health policy expert Bill Hammond. All of those responsible should resign, including the state’s health commissioner Howard Zucker, Hammond said.

Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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