Connecticut Nursing Home COVID-19 Outbreak Results in 89 Infected, 8 Dead (politician, compare, retire)

[ReineDeCoeur]

Glad the vast majority were vaccinated. The way people were dying in nursing homes in the beginning was horrible. Still the loss of life is very sad.

[GoldenPineTree]

Originally Posted by ReineDeCoeur

Glad the vast majority were vaccinated. The way people were dying in nursing homes in the beginning was horrible. Still the loss of life is very sad.

Prior to vaccinations we’d expect no more than 30% to die in nursing homes. Now around 10% did. Some improvement but I’m not impressed.

[Torn2pieces]

Originally Posted by SilkHammer

The vaccines AREN'T working. I work in a hospital. I see the (lack of) results every single day.

Heads in the sand do none of us any good.

I, Too, Work in A Hospital.

You're Preaching and no one is listening. We're seeing First Hand what's happening!

[Oklazona Bound]

Originally Posted by RowingFiend

8 dead out of 87 and you think it could have been "much worse" when we know the mortality rate is less than 1%?

Prove your allegation that anything stated in the article or my post is a "straight up lie".

For elderly people its much higher. Regardless we should not be pressuring people to get vaccinated. Its very un-american.

[Variable]

Originally Posted by TMSRetired

The FDA authorized the boosters in September. This is now November and they still didn't get the 3rd shot ???

The outbreak started in September. Pfizer boosters got approved in late September.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/connec...ry?id=81188171

[Blues4evr]

Originally Posted by Vector1

I agree with you regarding the "vaccine" aspect, as fully vaccinated people can and do spread the virus.

However, while it is tempting to be political during this pandemic (because so many were against Trump), we should really not look at dealing with this pandemic through a political lens.

I agree, it should have never been used politically as it had been and still is.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Drewjdeg

Number of deaths could have been much worse without the vaccine.

Basically a straight up lie to claim this is evidence of vaccines not working.

Those who died had serious underlying health issues.

Nursing home residents were among the first to be vaccinated.
We now know immunocompromised people have lower vaccine effectiveness and are more likely to have a serious breakthrough infection.

It has been known since July, the efficacy of the vaccine begins to wane at the 5-6 month mark in otherwise healthy people.

The Delta variant is more than twice as contagious as prior strains.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Blues4evr

I agree, it should have never been used politically as it had been and still is.

That some politicians are fund raising off their stance on vaccine is disgusting.

[Icy Tea]

All staff and all patients are vaxxed, so, yeah, that was expected.

[mgdriver74]

Of or with?

Serious health issues.

8 folks passed in a nursing home over a 7 week period. Were those the only resident deaths?