Month: June 2020

Early mistakes in testing, aging data systems, clashes with President Trump and an overly cautious culture shook confidence in the nation’s premier public health agency. View original article Contributor:

The technology was old, the data poor, the bureaucracy slow, the guidance confusing, the administration not in agreement. The coronavirus shook the world’s premier health agency, creating a loss of confidence and hampering the U.S. response to the crisis. View original article Contributor:

(LONDON) — People in Britain from ethnic minorities have died in larger relative numbers with COVID-19 than their white compatriots, according to a study by British health authorities published Tuesday. But it didn’t answer the biggest question: Why? The Public Health England study found that people of Bangladeshi ethnicity had about twice the risk of … Read more

Ai-jen Poo discusses the financial pain of her members. View original article Contributor: KK Ottesen