ADADThe push comes as lawmakers continue to probe patient care at state-run homes for veterans, which receive about $1 billion in federal funding annually. More than 700 residents in state veterans homes have died from covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, according to a tally of state data by The Washington Post. It is unclear whether other state-run homes for veterans administered the drug. said VA should increase its presence in state-run homes and “look to the science” when recommending or administering treatments for covid-19. ADAD“We’re pushing to ensure VA can monitor and effectively mitigate outbreaks at state veterans homes,” Tester, ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said in a statement to The Post.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2020 20:37 UTC