Lack of resources, sick health care workers and the politicization of public health are among the challenges they face.
COVID-19
Absent quick congressional action amid a worsening pandemic, millions of Americans are staring into an economic abyss.
Trump’s refusal to begin a transition is an “impediment” to combating the virus, Biden adviser Celine Gounder explained.
If Congress fails to act, an estimated 12 million people will lose unemployment benefits by December 26.
The CDC notes that more than 1 million Americans have contracted coronavirus in the past week alone.
Over one-third of the workforce at the company’s facility in Waterloo tested positive amid the outbreak.
Health officials say conditions will worsen further with holiday travel and family gatherings for Thanksgiving.
El Paso County is facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S.
This comes as North Dakota faces one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 and grapples with health care staff shortages.
Our society created the framework for this atrocity. Now it’s part of a perfect storm.