They have everything stacked against them: Poverty, crowded living conditions, no running water, limited medical facilities. But the Navajos, who have a higher Covid-19 death rate than any state, are flattening the curve with a stringent curfew and other drastic measures. “It’s because of the Na[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Health’
August 9th, 2020 - 9:30 pm § in America
Navajos are flattening the curve by cooperating with health experts
WHO warns of “long road back”
“The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a ‘silver bullet’ for COVID-19, and the road to normality would be long,” and “exhorted all nations to rigorously enforce health measures such as mask-wearing,[...]
How America stacks up against Asia in fighting Covid-19 (spoiler: not so well)
America, pop. 330 million, has 98,000+ Covid-19 deaths; six Asian nations with a combined population of 328 million have ~1,200 Covid-19 deaths. (The six nations are Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.) Our death rate is 80 times theirs. On Saturday, May 23, 2020, “Ameri[...]
May 19th, 2020 - 1:29 pm § in Misc.
“It’s just the flu.”
Some people want to minimize the seriousness of Covid-19 for ulterior reasons. They argue, “It’s just the flu. People die of flu every year.” Except Covid-19 deaths are in addition to flu deaths. And the Covid-19 deaths have exceeded the typical number of flu deaths by multiples — currently [...]
May 15th, 2020 - 2:09 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump chooses livelihoods over lives
President Trump has decided the economy is more important than saving lives: “(CNN) President Donald Trump unveiled a crash effort on Friday aimed at developing a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year but said the country would return to normal with or without one. ‘I just want to m[...]
May 6th, 2020 - 6:13 pm § in America
Is this what we’ve come to?
Is this what America is now? I thought we were smarter than this. Read story here. [...]
“W” calls for unity, end of partisanship
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings, former president George W. Bush “called on Americans … to put aside partisan differences, heed the guidance of medical professionals and show empathy for those stricken by the coronavirus and the resulting economic devastati[...]
“I have constitutional rights!”
But no brains. Just because you have a right to do something (or think you do*), doesn’t mean you should. (* Courts, not individual citizens, decide what’s constitutional. There’s a well-established body of case law upholding public health regulations.) Look, I understand many peop[...]
April 28th, 2020 - 4:33 pm § in America
Covid-19 death toll surpasses Vietnam War
Covid-19 toll (April 28, 2020): 58,313 U.S. Vietnam War deaths: 58,209 Meanwhile, as some impatient GOP governors begin to reopen their states, “Georgia is projected to see its number of daily Covid-19 deaths nearly double by early August,” according to a researcher cited by the CDC. The[...]
April 28th, 2020 - 12:20 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Pence defies Mayo Clinic visitor rules by refusing to wear mask
Read story here.[...]