Randi Weingarten calls out the wrong de Blasio over NYC’s Covid testing failure
AFT President Randi Weingarten is very mad at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio over Covid testing failures in the city, but the @deblasio account is not that of the mayor:
Where was the @deblasio administration in the last few days… the testing system totally fell apart!! Where are the rapid tests? Glad @JoeBiden is getting millions out to communities all over the country… https://t.co/DtTVvlWyyJ
— Randi Weingarten (@rweingarten) December 22, 2021
Here’s who she tagged:
And she’s wrong about the Biden admin. distributed tests which are, at the moment, is still in the planning stage:
One, this is funny because she tagged the wrong de Blasio.
Two, there are not millions of tests being distributed by the Biden admin. https://t.co/Vk2UQhAExZ— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) December 23, 2021
But she is right that the actual de Blasio is a failure:
This is terrible.
CityMD to temporarily close 13 locations in NYC https://t.co/bTJvNL3PRo
— Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) December 22, 2021
And why is Weingarten cheering on President Biden? This is as much his fault as the mayor’s:
“Citing staffing issues amid a surge in demand, CityMD will temporarily close 13 locations in the city, the company announced Tuesday evening.”
— Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) December 22, 2021
And, although this is long overdue, the city is starting to distribute at-home tests:
TOMORROW, FRIDAY DECEMBER 24: free Binax at-home #COVID19 tests will be handed out starting at 9AM. There will be 2,000 kits at each site:
BRONX: Bryan Park, Corner of E Fordham Rd and E Kingsbridge Rd, 10458
BROOKLYN: Flatbush, Corner of Church Ave and Flatbush Ave, 11226
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 23, 2021
But, as you might imagine, demand is high:
The line right now for the rapid tests in Corona. Hey @NYCMayor I think they’re going to need more kits pic.twitter.com/xe92TdOMDU
— katie honan (@katie_honan) December 23, 2021
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