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Sounds like we need to restructure our social safety nets in America to prevent hunger + starvation and make sure people get the health care they need regardles

Sounds like we need to restructure our social safety nets in America to prevent hunger + starvation and make sure people get the health care they need regardless of their ability to pay.

dimitrios1 6y ago
That's what you got from this? An opportunity to inject a political talking point? People are afraid to go into a hospital. From March until September (for some states), people were being turned away because their routine screenings and exams were not seen as essential. Screenings and exams that can catch lumps, polyps, etc. Routine medical care is down across the board. Dental health is suffering. For food, global supply chains have been interrupted and brought to a halt. These have months-long reverberations that have yet to be fully recovered. The people who suffer the most from supply chain interruptions are the most vulnerable, and those that live in food deserts. Again, money hasn't been mentioned yet. But yes, you do have a mass loss of ability to provide, and businesses going under at record pace. There isn't a social safety net in the world you could construct to suddenly handle millions going out of work because of lockdowns.
- chillwaves 6y ago
  COVID isn't the only barrier to access to health care. > There isn't a social safety net in the world you could construct to suddenly handle millions going out of work because of lockdowns. I disagree. Seems easily doable, given the wealth and capacity of the country. Just a matter of political will. Why have other countries managed to take care of their workers? Maybe we can ask Canada for pointers?
- R0b0t1 6y ago
  Are there accessible data on this? From where I'm standing now in the US, coverage about the pandemic has basically halted.
  - R0b0t1 6y ago
    I mean, there are superficial articles referencing the pandemic all of the time despite with some inappropriate decline in mainstream news. There is nothing (besides HN?) that seems to be tracking the research closely.

Sounds like we need to restructure our social safety nets in America to prevent hunger + starvation and make sure people get the health care they need regardless of their ability to pay.

dimitrios1 6y ago

That's what you got from this? An opportunity to inject a political talking point? People are afraid to go into a hospital. From March until September (for some states), people were being turned away because their routine screenings and exams were not seen as essential. Screenings and exams that can catch lumps, polyps, etc. Routine medical care is down across the board. Dental health is suffering. For food, global supply chains have been interrupted and brought to a halt. These have months-long reverberations that have yet to be fully recovered. The people who suffer the most from supply chain interruptions are the most vulnerable, and those that live in food deserts. Again, money hasn't been mentioned yet. But yes, you do have a mass loss of ability to provide, and businesses going under at record pace. There isn't a social safety net in the world you could construct to suddenly handle millions going out of work because of lockdowns.

chillwaves 6y ago
COVID isn't the only barrier to access to health care. > There isn't a social safety net in the world you could construct to suddenly handle millions going out of work because of lockdowns. I disagree. Seems easily doable, given the wealth and capacity of the country. Just a matter of political will. Why have other countries managed to take care of their workers? Maybe we can ask Canada for pointers?
R0b0t1 6y ago
Are there accessible data on this? From where I'm standing now in the US, coverage about the pandemic has basically halted.
- R0b0t1 6y ago
  I mean, there are superficial articles referencing the pandemic all of the time despite with some inappropriate decline in mainstream news. There is nothing (besides HN?) that seems to be tracking the research closely.