It’s very simple: @NYGovCuomo asked for and was given complete control of the pandemic response back in March of last year. He therefore is completely responsible for the consequences of his decisions: nursing home deaths and the failed vaccine distribution.
Michael Lawler
@lawler4ny · NY · H
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On March 25th @NYGovCuomo mandated nursing homes take COVID positive patients and then a few days later, he gave them blanket immunity. The question in all of this is why? The logical, and downright scary, conclusion is that they knew the policy would result in a lot of deaths.
RT @JoeBorelliNYC: In Florida, the press is dunking on @GovRonDeSantis for seniors waiting on line overnight to get vaccinated. In New…
.@GovKathyHochul it’s time to end the mask mandate and return to normal. https://t.co/vmyJbpCLTq
.@GovKathyHochul it’s time to end the mask mandate and return to normal. https://t.co/vmyJbpCLTq
That he continues to pass the buck to others, including the hospitals, is as jarring as it is arrogant. But should we expect anything less from someone who wrote a book about his pandemic response in the middle of the outbreak or commissioned a poster heralding his “success”...
Today we passed legislation requiring @HealthNYGov, among others, to review COVID related deaths among our homeless population & release that data. I pointed out, we should be doing the same re: nursing home deaths. @JaniceDean @rontkim @Byrne4NY @NYSenatorRivera @NYGovCuomo https://t.co/4MMHn8L44g
Keeping @JohnFetterman in my prayers. Depression impacts millions of Americans and can cause great harm if left untreated. Politics and government can be especially stressful, so I applaud him for taking steps to seek treatment and being public about it.
I mean to be fair to @melissadderosa and @NYGovCuomo maybe there is another Dr. Michael Osterholm. After all it is a very common name and they all seem to be experts in epidemiology. #Disaster https://t.co/LjWyGfSl0F
RT @NYHammond: BREAKING: Ruling in favor of the @empirecenter's FOIL suit, Judge O'Connor orders the Health Dept. to release nursing home d…