Around the country. So when is it safe to reopen our economy . One leading medical expert joining us from boston in a moment. Could there be a second wave . We will talk to an Infectious Disease doctor in the second half of the program. Our phone lines are open. If you are a medical professional or medical student, 2027488002. We begin with the numbers from john hopkins university. Now around the world 3. 8 million cases of coronavirus. The death toll is now expected to surpass 267,000. Joining us from boston is dr. Jeremy faust an Emergency Room Physician at Brigham Womens hospital. Thank you for being with us. We want to begin with your op ed in the Washington Post with this headline the metric that could tell us when it is safe to reemerge. What is that metric . Dr. Faust the metric that has been discussed the least but matters the most is what is called excess mortality, or excess deaths. That is simply the number of people who are dying in comparison to the usual rates we know abo
Your television provider. Joining us from boston is dr. Jeremy faust. He is an Emergency Room Physician at Brigham Womens hospital. We thank you for being with us. We want to begin with your op ed in the Washington Post with this headline, the metric that could tell us when it is safe to reemerge. Dr. Faust, what is that metric . Ust the metric that has been discussed the least but matters the most is what is called excess mortality, or excess deaths. That is simply the number of people who are dying in comparison to the usual rates we know about. For over 100 years we have been really good about keeping track of how Many Americans die every week, every year, from all causes heart attacks, cancer, old age. The numbers are remarkably stable. We know that. It is a credit to the epidemiologists of the past and present that we know that. What has occurred in the past month is unprecedented in recent decades. We are seeing a gigantic spike in certain areas of the country in deaths total. We
Reemerge . What is that metric, dr. Faust . Guest the metric that i think that is been discussed the least, but matters the most is what is called excess mortality or excess deaths. That is is simply the number of people who are dying in comparison to the usual rates we know about. Have been00 years, we good about keeping track of how Many Americans die every day, every week, every year from all causes, heart attacks, cancer, old age, and the numbers are remarkably stable. We know that. It is a credit to the epidemiologists of the past and present that we know that, but what has occurred in the last month is unprecedented in recent decades, and were seeing a gigantic spy concern areas of the country in debts total. We know the reason is covid19 right now, but the more important thing is the sheer numbers. This is having an outlandish effect as compared to a bad flu season or something else. Deaths, we number of know how real this is, and when that goes away, now we have a handle on it.
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Reach an agreement on a nearly trillion coronavirus response. Bill what we have a basic philosophical conflict, democrats blocked republican proposal oregon senator jeff merkley calls it a slush fund for big corporations like the Airline Industry so theyve invested 50 billion in profits during the good times and buying their own stock. And giving huge bonuses to to their their management. A bad time they want to see what the public bail us now republican senators say bipartisan negotiations were going well until House Speaker nancy pelosi showed up back in washington and got involved and angry senator john thune of south dakota said the bill included many provisions democrats walk like direct checks for americans increased Unemployment Insurance and money for Small Businesses to pay their employees that right there is billion. Going to workers. Soon says there is 500 billion worth of money for big corporations but stresses that money will be given out as loans and they all higher milli