I can make it to the next day : Nursing home COVID deaths have surged to record highs. For those on the inside, vaccine rollout provides hope
Nine months ago an outbreak killed at least 46 people. Now, the Verify team takes you inside a Virginia nursing home as a vaccine is distributed. Author: Gabe Cohen Updated: 9:53 PM EST January 12, 2021
ANNANDALE, Va. Jambor Zsolt has been desperately waiting for this moment.
As he sits in a makeshift vaccine clinic inside Annandale Healthcare Center in Virginia, he watches a pharmacist prepare a potential lifeline. He grows emotional thinking back on ten brutal months inside the nursing home.
Trends in community infections from the novel coronavirus appear to run on par with cases among nursing home staff and residents, per a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A little more than 5% of Wayne County residents tested positive for COVID-19 in 2020. The percentage was slightly less in Holmes County. The virus may have spared most of the population but its impact left everyone scrambling.
Gov. Mike DeWine acted earlier than most leaders across the United States to prevent a surge of COVID-19 patients from flooding the state’s hospitals. The Ohio Department of Health issued months-long stay-at-home orders forcing nursing homes to lock down, schools to close, and restaurants to transition to carryout or delivery service only.
Manufacturers changed their productions to make personal protective equipment. Many small businesses closed shop, some permanently, and community celebrations were canceled left and right.