Category: ppe

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Will Worsen Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staffing Crisis

While Pennsylvania nursing homes and long-term care facilities already face major staffing challenges, the federal vaccine mandate and a new state-proposed minimum staffing requirement could devastate the industry. President Joe Biden’s 100 percent vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is expected to throw thousands of employees out of a job, in an industry that has struggled…


Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Will Worsen Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staffing Crisis: Healthcare Association CEO

While Pennsylvania nursing homes and long-term care facilities already face major staffing challenges, the federal vaccine mandate and a new state-proposed minimum staffing requirement could devastate the industry. President Joe Biden’s 100 percent vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is expected to throw thousands of employees out of a job, in an industry that has struggled…


Discarded Masks, Gloves Significant Source of Beach Pollution: Report

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—Single-use masks and gloves mandated in response to the coronavirus pandemic were a significant source of beach pollution, according to the Surfrider Foundation’s Beach Cleanup annual report. More than 2,270 single-use masks and gloves were removed from beaches and waterways from June to December during the San Clemente-based foundation’s Beach Cleanup program. The…


Australia Stops Flights From India Amid CCP Virus Emergency

Australia is cutting off all direct and indirect passenger flights from India as CCP virus cases surge in the country, where locals are carrying out mass open-air cremations to keep up with the number of deaths. On a single day, on April 25, India reported more than 2,800 deaths and 325,000 new cases of COVID-19,…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (March 31)

A 6-month old baby is rescued from the Rio Grande river after it was thrown off a raft by human smugglers, reports from Michigan, New Jersey, and New York City say virus cases are on the rise, and a Congressman Stephen lynch is urging companies not to buy personal protective equipment from China.


Tackling Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Comes With Challenges

The pandemic and border closures have highlighted the need to bolster vulnerable supply chains to ensure that important needs are met and that business and daily activities aren’t disrupted. But there are a variety of challenges to overcome internationally as well as at home at the federal and provincial government levels and with private industry….