Official Fired For Explaining the Law on Vaccinating Teens

 

How coronavirus disrupted the fight against HIV/Aids

 

World AIDS Day this year finds us deep in the throes of another pandemic – COVID-19. The highly infectious novel coronavirus has swept across the world, devastating health systems and laying waste to economies as governments introduce drastic measures to contain the spread.

Coronavirus Testing Really Shows The Wealth Gap In The U.S.

As usual, the rich have better access to healthcare while those most vulnerable are left by the roadside wondering how and when they will receive the tests.  98% of the population can't reach into their safe deposit box and pay for their health care needs. 

 Fisher Island’s super-rich have bought rapid-test kits from the local university while poorer Floridians are made to wait

The first cars arrive at Hard Rock Stadium shortly after 4am. It is three hours until sunrise, and five before the state-run coronavirus drive-through testing station opens its gates, but the early arrivals, some coughing and feverish, all wearing face masks, want to be sure of their slot.

Even so, some are out of luck. With a daily capacity of only 400 tests, it takes authorities fewer than 120 minutes to exhaust their limited supply of throat swabs, and those at the back of the queue – after hours waiting in temperatures close to 90F – are sent away to try another day.

Meanwhile, over on Fisher Island, a swanky enclave for the super wealthy barely 15 miles away, and where the average annual income is $2.5m, it is a different story.

Island managers’ controversial private purchase of thousands of rapid Covid-19 blood test kits from the University of Miami’s health system means there is no need for any resident to leave the island or wait in line with the public at large.

The University of Miami lacking any since of irony or perception sold the rich on Fisher Island testing kits which are in short supply.  As is the case in America health care is based not on actually providing needed healthcare but profit. 

How to stop the spread of coronavirus

Covid-19, first seen in Wuhan, China, last year, has infected tens of thousands of people and, as of Wednesday 4 March, killed more than 3,000 people globally.

As the world faces rising numbers of infections, the Guardian's health editor, Sarah Boseley, discusses what we can do to prevent it spreading

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Is China losing control of the coronavirus outbreak?

China's President is admitting shortfalls in the response to the coronavirus outbreak. Xi Jinping is promising to fix problems and loopholes in the health system. The epicentre of the outbreak, Hubei province, reported a sharp increase in new cases. But the World Health Organization says that's because doctors are using a broader definition to diagnose the infected. Hubei's communist party chief is among four local leaders to be sacked for mismanaging the response.