Test test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 as i described in my testimony, we know that Nursing Homes with a higher proportion of black and latin residents have higher death rates, however theres not universal reporting of the race and ethnicity of those individuals within Nursing Homes who have been affected by covid. That presents for us a significant challenge when it comes to targeting resources in order to prevent the transmission of covid. Because, you know, when covid19 enters a nursing home its because someone has brought it in and what its telling us that if those Nursing Homes are following the same safety procedures of restricts visitors, ensuge that providers have clean ppe every time theyre coming in, then we shouldnt see these disparities. However we do. And the likelihood these disparities in rates of covid infections within Nursing Homes are going to occur are going to be even higher in communities with a higher burden of covid19. And so what were
Statements, i want to acknowledge the loss over the weekend of congressman john lewis, a civil rights icon who changed history at great personal sacrifice. In 2015 i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the blood sunday march which he led. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing the confluence of a health crisis, economic depression and a series of killing is that laid bare the Racial Injustice that still paints the country. Our focus is on covid19s disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors. As well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority communities, black and latino residents are infected with a virus, nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine has the worst Racial Disparity in covid19 cases in the country, also comprise less then 2 of maines population, they account for approximately 23 of all cases, lik
Wilkie was a witness this morning for joining us and since this is her first touring with some members to spain remotely id like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work in order to benefit both members and the public. First, this searing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between members, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing. As i mentioned some members have opted to use secure video teleconferencing which allows them to participate remotely. For those on the Video Conference once you start speaking there would be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen as i am now. To minimize background was to ask members are participating virtually remain on mute until it is your turn to ask questions. Please remember to mute yourself at the conclusion of your questions. Should you seek additional time please unmute yourself so i will recognize you. Just like if you were in the
Life expectancy continues to fall. What is this distinctly american phenomenon that you found . Well, mortality rates are not supposed to be going up for the past century and most wealthy countries, the u. S. Included, weve seen our Life Expectancy in the u. S. , the mortality is supposed to be going down, but it is backwards. What we have seen is the death rates in the working age population increasing, and reversing years of progress that we have made in improving the health. What is behind the study . Why did you do it . Well, our center of society and health at vcu studies the Population Health trends as have other experts in the field. And we have been aware of something awry for many years, and recently many years of Life Expectancy decline for three years in a row, but the analysis is showing decades of the making and the u. S. Started to fall since the 1980s. How does it stack up against other countries in the same time span, and other economicallydeveloped countries. That is t
The presiding officer the senator from louisiana. Kennedys mr. Kennedy thank you, madam president. I want to talk for a few moments this morning about money, 5g and radio waves. Mr. Kennedy a radio wave is nothing more than electromagnetic radiation moving through the air. Thats all a radio wave is. Think of it as a imagine a pond, and think of a radio wave as a ripple or wave in that pond. The wave goes like this and has a peak and a valley and peak and a valley, and eventually it gets shorter and shorter. Thats what a radio wave is. And there are different kind of radio waves. I dont know how many, but a bunch. And they are, theyre differentiated by the length of the peak and the valley. Remember, radio waves doing this. As it goes to the top and comes to the bottom, thats called a cycle. And frequency, youve heard that term before. Frequency is nothing more than how many cycles a radio wave goes through in one second. So we have out there we cant see them, theyre invisible, but thou