NEW: Vice Pres. Mike Pence told governors today that the federal government will answer the pleas that have been coming for weeks from nursing homes short on vital protective equipment.
a first sign of that the federal response will expand its efforts to supply desperately-needed masks, gloves and gowns beyond hospitals and to other hard-hit facilities.
“The 15,400-plus registered nursing homes are gonna get a direct shipment of gloves, surgical masks, gowns, eye protection for their staff directly to their door,” Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, the Navy officer at the Federal Emergency Management Agency charged with fixing and managing the coronavirus supply chain, said during the vice president's call with governors.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance for nursing homes on April 2 urging them to “immediately ensure they are complying” with guidance related to infection control. This includes full use of personal protective equipment for interactions with all COVID-19 patients. But some nursing homes said implementing this guidance was challenging or impossible due to lack of these supplies.
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