Category: Healthcare

Personal risk sensibilities are surpassing concerns over public health as Mayor Bill de Blasio seeks to reopen the economy, despite threats from Coronavirus variants. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio is reopening New York City without Coronavirus mutation surveillance for B.1.617, the double-variant from India

With a focus on reopening the economy, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is not tracking the noted Coronavirus double-variant of India in Genomic sequencing by City health officials.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government. Mayor Bill de Blasio's Official YouTube Channel/Fair Use

U.S. Attorney’s Office mum after missing COVID-19 testing data was restored without explanation by Mayor Bill de Blasio

The U.S. Attorney’s Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government.

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In the two days following the release of Government data by the NYC Health Agency showing COVID-19 positivity test results approaching 15 per cent., the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio stopped releasing the data. NYC Health (Fair Use)

de Blasio administration mum as COVID-19 test data disappeared after positivity began to approach 15 per cent. in some NYC zip codes

The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) refuses to address the disappearance of COVID-19 test data from the Government’s Web site.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Northwell Health hospital chain CEO Michael Dowling, center, possibly stood to profit financially from the suppression of COVID-19 data about nursing home deaths and from business with New York State, respectively, according to reports. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

Cuomo monetised the control of data that underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths, in addition to attempting to thwart a Justice Department investigation : reports

Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly monetised the suppression of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in the form of a book deal and campaign donations, according to reports.

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The administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has been accused of obstructing the release of information about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in order to avoid a Federal investigation. The cover-up is now the reported preliminary inquiry by the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme. Fair Use Screenshot of Gov. Cuomo (YouTube) ; Public Domain portrait of Acting U.S. Attorney DuCharme (U.S. Dept. Of Justice)

U.S. Attorney’s Office, which argued that the Government could comply with records requests at their discretion, to probe Cuomo over COVID-19 nursing home deaths cover-up

The Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office, charged with handling the probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of COVID-19 nursing homes deaths, has previously defended the Government’s violations of open records requests.

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An unknown number of individuals, who died during the Coronavirus pandemic, were buried in mass graves in New York City's potter's field, located on Hart Island. Source : Melinda Hunt, preview of Webm video that was cropped from the original (CC BY 3.0)

AOC didn’t fight for Medicare For All during a pandemic, but she’ll help pay for your funeral if you died from COVID-19

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the inclusion of funeral cost reimbursements but not universal healthcare in the latest Federal COVID-19 disaster aid bill.

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U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA 12) was reëlected as House Speaker on 3 January 2021. Her speakership was the target of a pressure politics campaign launched by comedian Jimmy Dore in a bid to compel a floor vote for Medicare For All. The campaign revealed how self-described progressives placed their loyalty to Speaker Pelosi before their commitment to a single-payer, universal healthcare system, even during a deadly pandemic. C-Span (Screen Shot) (Fair Use)

AOC, DSA try to move beyond unexpected social media fracas that challenged their progressive credentials, tested their loyalty to Pelosi over Medicare For All

Nancy Pelosi was reëlected as House Speaker, despite a social media campaign launched by Jimmy Dore against AOC and the Squad to fight for Medicare For All. Now, the AOC and the DSA are trying to pretend that they weren’t unmasked as unprincipled.

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