To test our way out of the Covid-19 nightmare, focus on nursing homes

(By Donald H. Taylor, Jr. for STAT)

Less than 1% of Americans live in nursing homes, yet these facilities account for between 15% and 25% of Covid-19 cases and half of all deaths from the disease in some states; in Minnesota, nursing home residents and workers account for 81% of all Covid-19 deaths.  Continue reading article here…

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