Tag: Trump botched COVID-19 response killed over 300000 Americans

As Americans die by the thousands, Trump cronies cut in line for coronavirus treatments and vaccines

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Rudy Giuliani is a horrible human being.

I’m not talking about his hair-dye malfunction, his cruelty about Hunter Biden’s drug problems or his outing to the landscaping business hard by the porn shop.

I’m talking about this: Somebody may very well be dying right now because of his recklessness.

He roamed the country, often mask-free, spouting lies about election fraud. Then when he (inevitably) got covid-19, the White House secured for him rare treatments, including a lifesaving antibody cocktail available to few on the planet outside of President Trump and his cronies, such as Chris Christie and Ben Carson. Doctors ration the scarce drug, so Giuliani’s good fortune is the misfortune of somebody else who desperately needed it. Continue reading the commentary here.

US surpasses 300,000 COVID-19 deaths

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The United States on Monday passed 300,000 total deaths from the novel coronavirus, according to a New York Times tally, a shocking number that is certain to quickly grow larger before a vaccine is widely available. 

The country is now averaging about 2,500 coronavirus deaths every day, a record total. On some days, more than 3,000 people die from the virus, exceeding the toll from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. 

“We are in the time frame now that probably for the next 60 to 90 days we’re going to have more deaths per day than we had at 9/11 or we had at Pearl Harbor,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfieldsaid last week during an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations.  Continue reading.

US enters brutal stretch of pandemic, even with approaching vaccines

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The United States is entering an even more brutal stretch of the pandemic, with deaths now exceeding 3,000 people every day, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel from a vaccine. 

The promise of a vaccine sets up a diverging reality, where in the short term the pandemic is getting even worse, but there is reassurance that it will not last forever. Public health experts are therefore urging the public to double down on precautions to get through the toughest phase for a few months until the vaccine is widely available. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfieldissued a stark warning about the coming weeks on Thursday. “We are in the timeframe now that probably for the next 60 to 90 days we’re going to have more deaths per day than we had at 9/11 or we had at Pearl Harbor,” Redfield said during an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations.  Continue reading.