Betsy McCaughey
Creators Syndicate
Two straight weeks of good news: COVID-19 cases are declining, hospitalizations are down and the daily pace of vaccinations is on the rise nationwide. What s not to celebrate?
Yet, the nation s leading infectious disease experts are warning us that the situation is dire because new, more dangerous strains of the virus threaten the success of the U.S. vaccination effort. They caution we re in a race to vaccinate before the virus becomes vaccine-resistant.
Message to the Biden administration: The public doesn t want to see any more presidential press conferences announcing Climate Day, racial Equity Day, Immigration Reform Day, or any other themes. Every day needs to be vaccination day. The urgency needs to be translated into action.
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Last year was a big year for global crises.
While people wrestled with the threats to their lives and livelihoods of COVID-19, the world reached new climate change milestones.
In 2020 the U.S. clocked 22 disasters, from hurricanes to wildfires, that each cost more than $1 billion in damages. That s the most billion-dollar weather and climate disasters ever counted in a year by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And last year tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record.
Feb 4, 2021
Two straight weeks of good news: COVID-19 cases are declining, hospitalizations are down and the daily pace of vaccinations is on the rise nationwide. What’s not to celebrate?
Yet, the nation’s leading infectious disease experts are warning us that the situation is dire because new, more dangerous strains of the virus threaten the success of the U.S. vaccination effort. They caution we’re in a race to vaccinate before the virus becomes vaccine-resistant.
Message to the Biden administration: The public doesn’t want to see any more presidential press conferences announcing Climate Day, racial Equity Day, Immigration Reform Day, or any other themes. Every day needs to be vaccination day. The urgency needs to be translated into action.
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Two straight weeks of good news: COVID-19 cases are declining, hospitalizations are down and the daily pace of vaccinations is on the rise nationwide. What’s not to celebrate?
Yet, the nation’s leading infectious disease experts are warning us that the situation is dire because new, more dangerous strains of the virus threaten the success of the U.S. vaccination effort. They caution we’re in a race to vaccinate before the virus becomes vaccine-resistant.
Message to the Biden administration: The public doesn’t want to see any more presidential press conferences announcing Climate Day, racial Equity Day, Immigration Reform Day, or any other themes. Every day needs to be vaccination day. The urgency needs to be translated into action.
Photo: Benjamin Nicholls ACTIVISTS will map out what must change in Tynedale if we are to tackle climate change during an online debate this weekend. It will be hosted by Tynedale Transformed, the community group which campaigns for a better more sustainable future. The event, at 11am on Saturday, will be titled Hexham Debate Climate Crisis: Young People s Perspectives on Their Future. Transition Tynedale said the debate will provide a platform for young local climate activists - some of whom, the group claimed, had already participated in Friday school strikes, marches and workshops. They will talk about the challenges which lie ahead and debate what needs to change.