Pa. Sold Nursing Home Testing Plan as ‘Universal’ and ‘Radical’, but Advocates Say It’s Optional and Insufficient

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Last week, under growing pressure to address the mounting death toll of seniors in Pennsylvania’s nursing homes, the Wolf administration announced a “robust universal testing strategy.” (More than 3,000 residents of long-term care facilities have died, accounting for nearly 70% of the state’s coronavirus deaths. JESSICA GRIFFIN / Philadelphia Inquirer.) Gov. Tom Wolf called it a “fairly […]