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COVID-19 outbreak, not vaccine, to blame for deaths at nursing home in Auburn NY
https://auburnpub.com/news/local/covid-19-outbreak-not-vaccine-to-blame-for-deaths-at-nursing-home-in-auburn/article_5b20fa6f-c88a-5136-8fea-e6a4281be445.html
Westminster Presbyterian Church Rev. Patrick Heery performs a livestream outdoor service of healing and prayer at The Commons on St. Anthony for residents and staff. The nursing home has been besieged with more than 180 COVID-19 cases and more than 20 deaths.
Robert Harding Jan 11, 2021 Updated 7 min ago
Aviral social media post and an article published on an obscure website falsely suggest that there may be a link between the timing of COVID-19 vaccinations and deaths at an Auburn nursing home.
The posts refer to reporting about the COVID-19 outbreak at The Commons on St. Anthony in Auburn. More than 180 employees and residents at the facility have tested positive for the virus. At least 28 residents have died after testing positive for COVID-19.
The authors of the posts, which The Citizen isn't disclosing to prevent the spread of false and misleading information, raise the possibility that there is a connection between the deaths and the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine at the nursing home.
However, there are key facts omitted from the claims. The Commons, which is operated by Loretto, began vaccinating employees and residents on Dec. 22. Before the first vaccination clinic, the nursing home already had a COVID-19 outbreak. Julie Sheedy, a Loretto spokesperson, told The Citizen that the outbreak began in December after Thanksgiving.
"Given the incubation period that we know for this virus, our facility was affected before vaccines were available to be administered," Sheedy wrote in an email Monday. "We certainly wish the vaccines had been available sooner to help prevent the devastation caused by this virus."
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Westminster Presbyterian Church Rev. Patrick Heery performs a livestream outdoor service of healing and prayer at The Commons on St. Anthony for residents and staff. The nursing home has been besieged with more than 180 COVID-19 cases and more than 20 deaths.
Robert Harding Jan 11, 2021 Updated 7 min ago
Aviral social media post and an article published on an obscure website falsely suggest that there may be a link between the timing of COVID-19 vaccinations and deaths at an Auburn nursing home.
The posts refer to reporting about the COVID-19 outbreak at The Commons on St. Anthony in Auburn. More than 180 employees and residents at the facility have tested positive for the virus. At least 28 residents have died after testing positive for COVID-19.
The authors of the posts, which The Citizen isn't disclosing to prevent the spread of false and misleading information, raise the possibility that there is a connection between the deaths and the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine at the nursing home.
However, there are key facts omitted from the claims. The Commons, which is operated by Loretto, began vaccinating employees and residents on Dec. 22. Before the first vaccination clinic, the nursing home already had a COVID-19 outbreak. Julie Sheedy, a Loretto spokesperson, told The Citizen that the outbreak began in December after Thanksgiving.
"Given the incubation period that we know for this virus, our facility was affected before vaccines were available to be administered," Sheedy wrote in an email Monday. "We certainly wish the vaccines had been available sooner to help prevent the devastation caused by this virus."
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I've been reporting on these tweets as I come across them. A terrible thing is happening at The Commons in Auburn (which used to be a hospital - the one I was born at) but it's not the vaccines.