Month: August 2021

A publicity stunt by Florida doctors to promote Covid-19 vaccination triggered a political flame war about obesity and ethics of denying medical care to people, and all because the media sensationally reported it as a “walkout.” Around 75 of doctors and nurses in Palm Beach gathered outside their hospital early on Monday to talk to local TV news crews, arguing that they are seeing double the number of coronavirus patients from last year and that most of them were unvaccinated adults. They urged the community to get vaccinated, because they’re “exhausted” and their “patience and resources are running low,” in the words of one doctor. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show presented the event as a “walkout” in protest of Florida’s coronavirus hospitalizations. A two-minute clip from the...

A publicity stunt by Florida doctors to promote Covid-19 vaccination triggered a political flame war about obesity and ethics of denying medical care to people, and all because the media sensationally reported it as a “walkout.” Around 75 of doctors and nurses in Palm Beach gathered outside their hospital early on Monday to talk to local TV news crews, arguing that they are seeing double the number of coronavirus patients from last year and that most of them were unvaccinated adults. They urged the community to get vaccinated, because they’re “exhausted” and their “patience and resources are running low,” in the words of one doctor. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show presented the event as a “walkout” in protest of Florida’s coronavirus hospitalizations. A two-minute clip from the...

A publicity stunt by Florida doctors to promote Covid-19 vaccination triggered a political flame war about obesity and ethics of denying medical care to people, and all because the media sensationally reported it as a “walkout.” Around 75 of doctors and nurses in Palm Beach gathered outside their hospital early on Monday to talk to local TV news crews, arguing that they are seeing double the number of coronavirus patients from last year and that most of them were unvaccinated adults. They urged the community to get vaccinated, because they’re “exhausted” and their “patience and resources are running low,” in the words of one doctor. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show presented the event as a “walkout” in protest of Florida’s coronavirus hospitalizations. A two-minute clip from the...

A publicity stunt by Florida doctors to promote Covid-19 vaccination triggered a political flame war about obesity and ethics of denying medical care to people, and all because the media sensationally reported it as a “walkout.” Around 75 of doctors and nurses in Palm Beach gathered outside their hospital early on Monday to talk to local TV news crews, arguing that they are seeing double the number of coronavirus patients from last year and that most of them were unvaccinated adults. They urged the community to get vaccinated, because they’re “exhausted” and their “patience and resources are running low,” in the words of one doctor. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show presented the event as a “walkout” in protest of Florida’s coronavirus hospitalizations. A two-minute clip from the...

The delta variant of COVID-19 continues to surge in Iowa as college students return to campus.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 cases in all of Iowa’s 99 counties are now at a "substantial level."The CDC recommends all Iowans wear masks in public indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status, but students at Iowa State University say many fellow classmates are ignoring the recommendation.“I was the only one wearing my mask in class,” Iowa State University junior Joey Markun said. “I was kinda nervous.”Markun said his excitement for being back on campus is mixed with skepticism regarding COVID-19 safety.“I know a lot of my professors the past two classes that I had this morning talked a lot about encouraging mask-wearing and everything, but no one ...

A publicity stunt by Florida doctors to promote Covid-19 vaccination triggered a political flame war about obesity and ethics of denying medical care to people, and all because the media sensationally reported it as a “walkout.” Around 75 of doctors and nurses in Palm Beach gathered outside their hospital early on Monday to talk to local TV news crews, arguing that they are seeing double the number of coronavirus patients from last year and that most of them were unvaccinated adults. They urged the community to get vaccinated, because they’re “exhausted” and their “patience and resources are running low,” in the words of one doctor. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” show presented the event as a “walkout” in protest of Florida’s coronavirus hospitalizations. A two-minute clip from the...