Denis McDonough headed toward confirmation as Biden s next Veterans Affairs chief lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Family of bedridden military veteran, 74, who was eaten alive by fire ants at Atlanta VA facility file wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government and pest control company
Joel Marrable, 74, an Air Force veteran living at a long-term care facility in Georgia was attacked by two waves of fire ants in the days before his death
His body was covered in more than 100 bites when staff at the VA’s Eagles’ Nest Community Living Center in Atlanta found him
Employees bathed him and moved him to a new room for three days before taking him back where he was once against attacked by the insects
VA passes 1 million vaccine doses, 9,000 deaths in fight against coronavirus February 3 The Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Florida has administered more coronavirus vaccine doses in the last month and a half than any other department medical center, according to VA officials. (Photo courtesy of VA) Veterans Affairs officials marked a pair of very different coronavirus milestones this week: more than 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses administered in the last month and a half, and more than 9,000 patient deaths in the last 11 months. The vaccine doses administered include about 400,000 shots given to VA employees and 626,000 shots given to veterans at the highest risk of medical complications related to the virus, according to information released by the department.
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It’s a big moment for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and the future of the Republican conference. The GOP leader must decide the fates of two of his members: Does he remove Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene from her committees over her past incendiary remarks? And does Rep. Liz Cheney get to stay in leadership despite voting to impeach Donald Trump?