It’s Sunday and the weekend has come to an end. Below are a few articles and events we might have missed but are worthy of discussion. And in case you missed the Sunday shows, we got you covered. Please feel free to add your own headlines we might have missed.
Biden Administration:
White House ‘Horrified’ Agents on Horseback Threatened to Whip Haitian Migrants
“One cannot weaponize a horse to aggressively attack a child. That is unacceptable,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
Congress:
COVID-19/COVIDIOTS:
Federal judge deals blow to Covid-19 vaccine mandate for NYC teachers
As of Friday, 82 percent of department employees have been vaccinated, including 88 percent of teachers.
Should’ve Got the Vaccine:
PSA: 5 things to know about coronavirus booster shots
Remember how the ACA would allegedly ration healthcare and other bogus claims the GQP and their Cult of Stupid claimed? Welp, guess who’s causing the forced ration of healthcare?
- Coronavirus patients are flooding and straining hospitals across the U.S., particularly in Western states, where administrators are put in positions of needing to ration care as their facilities are pushed to their breaking points by the delta variant.
- Alaska this past week joined Idaho in adopting statewide crisis standards of care that provide guidance to health care providers making difficult decisions on how to allocate limited resources. Several hospitals in Montana have either activated crisis standards of care or are considering it as the state is pummeled by COVID-19.
- Under the guidelines, providers can prioritize treating patients based on their chances of recovery, impacting anyone seeking emergency care, not just those with COVID-19.