#FDNY firefighter who responded to Ground Zero dies of COVID-19

#FDNY firefighter who responded to Ground Zero dies of COVID-19

“#FDNY firefighter who responded to Ground Zero dies of COVID-19” A veteran FDNY firefighter who responded to Ground Zero has died from COVID-19, officials announced Sunday. Joseph Ferrugia, 61, a 30-year department veteran, is the first active FDNY firefighter to die from the illness, authorities said. “This horrific illness has taken far too many lives,…

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#Bill would require minimum staffing in nursing homes, hospitals

#Bill would require minimum staffing in nursing homes, hospitals

“#Bill would require minimum staffing in nursing homes, hospitals” New York’s nursing homes and hospitals would be required to maintain adequate minimum staffing levels under a proposed state law gaining steam in the wake of a damning report linking understaffed facilities to high levels of coronavirus deaths. The push to pass the legislation has picked…

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#Top epidemiologist urges single doses of COVID-19 vaccine

#Top epidemiologist urges single doses of COVID-19 vaccine

“#Top epidemiologist urges single doses of COVID-19 vaccine” A top infectious disease expert said Sunday the US needs to rush giving out the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before an anticipated “Category 5” hurricane-like surge in cases. Michael Osterholm, who was an advisor to President Joe Biden’s transition team, said that even one dose…

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#Nine nuns die from COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan

#Nine nuns die from COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan

“#Nine nuns die from COVID-19 outbreak in Michigan” Nine nuns died in January from a COVID-19 outbreak that struck their retirement home in southern Michigan, officials said. The women were retired from active ministry and lived at the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian, 75 miles southwest of Detroit, news station WDIV reported….

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#Romney, Collins, GOP senators ask Biden to negotiate COVID bill

#Romney, Collins, GOP senators ask Biden to negotiate COVID bill

“#Romney, Collins, GOP senators ask Biden to negotiate COVID bill” A group of Republican senators on Sunday sent a letter to President Biden suggesting they meet as part of his call for “unity” to negotiate the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. ​”​In the spirit of bipartisanship and unity, we have developed a COVID-19 relief…

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