This is, of course, from New York State. Presumably Governor Cuormo was not aware of the danger, so the one who should be blamed is the doctors/bureaucrats who pushed the policy.
the problem was this policy was based on the idea that if you had adequate well trained staff and enough PPE you could successfully isolate people back in the nursing homes.
The problem? Reality. Too many nursing homes lack well trained staff and even if they are well trained (reality: Pay is poor, so you tend to get lower quality staff,)... and even when the staff is dedicated, the dirty little secret was that they don't have enough staff to protect the patients (it is work intensive to gown and glove and mask properly, but the budget had estimated a staff/patient ratio needed for less intensive nursing, meaning that you didn't have enough people to do all of these things). And of course, there was often a shortage of PPE early in the epidemic.
All of this was known to anyone with common sense or experience. But hey, the policy and paper work said it was okay so don't make waves or you might lose your job. (been there, done that, don't ask)... Who do you believe? The policy or your lying eyes?
And a similar policy was used in other states, for example in Pennsylvania.
And remember, the trans lady doc whose appointment is being hailed as a civil rights triumph for the Biden Administration pushed the same deadly policy in Pennsylvania after putting her mom into a hotel to keep her safe.
which meant she knew the policy was wrong, but followed orders.
Vice Ganda call your office.
In the long run, hiring a person because of sexual orientation rather than competence is setting back the cause of trans acceptance.
End sarcasm
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