by Ashley Byrd | Dec 3, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News
An independent study of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Missouri Veterans Homes finds that “the MVC Headquarters and Home staff genuinely care for the Veterans, three major lapses contributed to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Homes this fall: (1) failure to...
by Ashley Byrd | Nov 24, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News
The Missouri Veterans Commission’s Veterans Homes continue to fight COVID-19, and according to spokesman Jamie Melchert, they are continuing daily testing using PCR and antigen testing; training on the proper use of PPE and enhanced PPE; cleaning and disinfecting and...
by admin | Nov 5, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
The lieutenant governor says the Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has released an initial report about the increasing number of COVID deaths in Missouri veterans homes, since September. Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe (R) tells Missourinet that the initial report was...
by admin | Nov 3, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
12 more veterans have died from COVID at the state veterans home in northwest Missouri’s Cameron. The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) says 12 more veterans have died at the Cameron home in the past ten days, bringing the total number of COVID deaths there to...
by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
A Missouri senator who serves on the Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill is closely tracking the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths at state veterans homes. The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) says four more veterans died last week, bringing the total number...