Frustration, Blame Game Surrounds Delay to Vaccinate Long Term Care Facilities – The Ilinoize

Many long-term care facilities may have scheduled vaccination dates in the next few weeks, but that’s not soon enough for many people the CDC deemed to be among the most vulnerable for severe cases. “In the spring it was (a shortage of) supplies and protective gear and now we see there’s a big delay in getting the vaccine,” said Paul Gaynor, a spokesman for the group Illinois Healthcare Heroes, a coalition of nursing homes across the state.