1.3 million people working for nursing homes that receive this federal funding will feel the impacts of such a mandate. This, of course, is the point of Biden making this move. Yet, despite the president’s pension for endless mandates, COVID is spreading amongst both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.
Double standards and hypocrisy
The current threat that Biden is issuing against nursing homes reeks of hypocrisy.
As many Americans know, soon-to-be former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo forced nursing homes to take in individuals who tested positive for COVID. After this decision led to a surge in nursing home deaths, Cuomo attempted — and failed — to hide the deaths from the public.
Republicans immediately condemned Cuomo, urging for a formal investigation. However, Biden made certain that the Justice Department did not probe Cuomo’s nursing home scandal. The president didn’t care about those nursing home deaths; however, he wants the nation to believe his latest vaccine mandate is about saving lives and stopping COVID.