Mumia has COVID-19 – the only treatment is his freedom!
By Betsey Piette posted on March 9, 2021
Word has come that Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has tested positive for COVID-19. Supporters learned of the diagnosis March 3, as they were gathered in front of the office of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to call for Abu-Jamal’s release and that of all incarcerated people over 50, who are vulnerable to premature death from COVID-19 and other illnesses.
Johanna Fernandez speaks outside the Philadelphia DA’s office, March 3.
Johanna Fernandez, with the Campaign to Bring Mumia Home, received word from Abu-Jamal’s medical attorney Robert Boyle confirming a diagnosis all had feared. Abu-Jamal, who had been hospitalized to remove excessive fluid from his lungs, was also diagnosed with congestive heart disease.
The saying goes, “It is better to give than to receive.” When it comes to Covid vaccinations, the people I’m given shots to take joyous exception and would tell you we have that backwards. Yet in a recent article, the Washington Post wrote, “The happiest place in medicine is anywhere there is vaccine, and the happiest people in medicine are the ones plunging it into the arms of strangers.” So when it comes to Covid vaccinations, is it better to give or to receive? Finally, after this past long year of discord, an argument worth having.
Hundreds of Kitsap County volunteers have stepped up to run Covid vaccination clinics. These include both those with a healthcare background such as nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, and doctors; as well as those with other talents. At the clinics, some of the jobs these volunteers perform include behind the scene coordination and arranging for vaccine delivery; greeting, screening, and registering those coming for shots; dat
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Mar 02, 2021
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