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Category Archives: Coronavirus
Zeldin’s Anti-Vaxxer Donor
Zeldin’s Anti-Vaxxer Donor Joins Reopen Protests, Opposes Any Future COVID-19 Vaccine Does Lee Zeldin agree with risking New Yorkers lives? As Governor Cuomo prepares a statewide plan to reopen safely, Lee Zeldin donor and staunch anti-vaccine advocate Rita Palma joined calls to … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, science, Uncategorized, vaccines, Zeldin
Tagged anti-vaxxers, Christine Bennett, cuomo, egotism, palma, protests, re-open, vaccine, Zeldin
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Visiting New York City
I have not been in the city since late February 2020. Much has changed. It is now a ghost town. Nobody rides the subway and there are no cabs. On the bright side, there are plenty of parking spaces and … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, economy, Health Care, long island, Uncategorized
Tagged beaches, COVID-19, Hamptons, pandemic, recession, unemployment
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COVID is Much Much Worse than the Flu
I am still getting questions about whether COVID is any worse than the annual flu (even from my family). The simple answer is YES, IT IS MUCH WORSE! There are a number of recent posts and on-line articles discussing the … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Uncategorized
Tagged comparison, COVID, COVID-19, flu, influenza, mortality
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Lee Zeldin is Congratulating Himself
Lee Zeldin is congratulating himself and claiming he steered 257 million in Federal funding to Suffolk county, money allocated through the CARES act for Coronavirus assistance. I looked at the numbers to check whether this was a fair allocation of … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged bellone, CARES, CARES funds, Mnuchin, Schumer, teasury department
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When the Forgotten Remain Forgotten, no one is Secure
The Covid-19 pandemic is putting the deepening class divide in America into stark relief. Four new classes are emerging. The Remotes: These are professional, managerial, and technical workers – an estimated 35% of the workforce – who are putting in … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, economics, economy, Health Care, jobs, Labor, long island, Poverty, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged class divide, essential workers, furlowed, immigrants in camps, jailed, jobless, remote workers, unpaid
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How We Got Here
In the Southampton Press: How We Got Here The media has accurately reported how President Trump’s mismanagement of COVID-19 has exacerbated this global health crisis. But Trump’s damage to our public health goes back to the beginning of his … Continue reading
Posted in ACA, Coronavirus, GOP, Health Care, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged CDC, COVID-19, deflecting blame, obamacare, Prevention and Public Health Fund, public health
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Labradoodle dog breeder heads HHS response to the coronavirus
Submitted by Peggy Backman: Rebecca Ballhaus @rebeccaballhaus FDA chief Stephen Hahn asked HHS (Health and Human Services) in January if he could contact companies about possible shortages of PPE and other equipment. He was told no. Azar told associates such … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged azar, civil servants, COVID-19, HHS, loyalty to trump, pendleton act, rick bright
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I am Pissed off!
From Perry Gershon: I am pissed off! The Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, said yesterday that state and local governments should declare bankruptcy if they find themselves in a financial hole due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Is he serious? How in … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, perry gershon, Peter King, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged bankruptcy, economy, EMTs, fire fighters, fiscal crisis, healthcare workers, local governments, McConnell, Mitch, pandemic, police officers
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How Fast is the Coronavirus spreading?
Rt is a key measure of how fast the virus is spreading. It’s the average number of people who become infected by an infected and infectious person. Rt = 1 means one infected person infects one other person on average. … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, Health Care, Trump, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus spread, COVID-19, measure, pandemic, Rt
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#Votebymail
The 2020 election season moves onward and, across America, people have been asked to either put their health at risk thanks to this pandemic—or not vote. That’s completely inexcusable. In this time of crisis, we have to protect our health … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 elections, Coronavirus, Uncategorized, voting by mail
Tagged absentee voting, health hazard, social distancing, voter registration, voting by mail
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