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Associated Press - US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII
U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both Black Americans and Hispanic Americans was even worse: three years.

The drop spelled out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is due mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic, which health officials said is responsible for close to 74% of the overall life expectancy decline. More than 3.3 million Americans died last year, far more than any other year in U.S. history, with COVID-19 accounting for about 11% of those deaths.






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the fact that the vaccine is not legally required barring a doctor’s written exemption is mind boggling

there’s a reason we don’t have polio anymore…

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Michaelf2225 wrote:
August 9th, 2021, 10:33 am
the fact that the vaccine is not legally required barring a doctor’s written exemption is mind boggling

there’s a reason we don’t have polio anymore…

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Governing.com - The Long History of Mandated Vaccines in the United States
Vaccines against smallpox during the Revolutionary War may have saved the Continental Army from defeat. It’s one example of how mandates have protected the health of Americans for more than two centuries.

History.com - When the Supreme Court Ruled a Vaccine Could Be Mandatory
A 1905 decision provided a powerful and controversial precedent for the flexing of government authority.
The Supreme Court rejected Jacobson’s argument and dealt the anti-vaccination movement a stinging loss. Writing for the majority, Justice John Marshall Harlan acknowledged the fundamental importance of personal freedom, but also recognized that “the rights of the individual in respect of his liberty may at times, under the pressure of great dangers, be subjected to such restraint, to be enforced by reasonable regulations, as the safety of the general public may demand.”

This decision established what became known as the “reasonableness” test. The government had the authority to pass laws that restricted individual liberty, if those restrictions—including the punishment for violating them—were found by the Court to be a reasonable means for achieving a public good.
The Guardian - Sky News Australia deletes dozens of videos promoting unproven Covid treatments[/B]
Broadcaster has deleted more than 30 videos, including those featuring Alan Jones and Andrew Bolt, ahead of Senate inquiry

Ars Technica - Deep dive into stupid: Meet the growing group that rejects germ theory


Associated Press - Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15

NBC News - Unvaccinated adults are bringing Covid home to their kids. Pediatricians are overwhelmed.

CTV News - COVID-19 in the U.S.: How do Canada's provinces rank against American states?

LA Times - Why are vaccination rates so low? We found the worst county in each state

Reuters - Delta variant pushes U.S. cases, hospitalizations to 6-month high

LBJ Hospital [in Houston, TX] putting up tents for COVID-19 overflow patients, officials say | khou.com



Just another derelict Southern governor (like DeSantis) asking other states to bail them out due to the consequences of appealing to the anti-mask and anti-vaxxer movement.




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