Single payer health care is fiscally responsible and morally imperative for the u.s.. in fact, our countries fragmented and privatized health care system is also impacting our vaccination effort. right now, the united states has one of the lowest covid vaccination rates among western countries. that s not just because the vaccines operate on the right. one in four americans don t have a primary care doctor. and yet, the personal relationship between doctors and patients, has proved vital in fighting vaccination hesitancy in other countries. the data suggests, there s a 50/50 chance for another covid like pandemic. or even one that s more deadly over the next 25 years. so, in the coming weeks biden ministration officials are expected to release a new defense strategy against the next pandemic. this new study makes clear, that the adoption of universal health care should be fundamentally to any plan for pandemic preparedness. so, it s time to start treating health care or single pair,
Yes, and thank you for that s important. florida s governor, florida s governor, interesting interview there. florida s governor continues to play a dangerous political game over the coronavirus. especially when it comes to kids, i ll explain next. and don t forget, you could listen to the mehdi hassan show, anytime, free wherever you get your podcast. your podcast so this is the meta portal plus. a smart video calling device that makes working from home work. a 12-megapixel lens makes sure your presentation is crystal clear. and smart camera auto pans and zooms to keep you perfectly in frame. oh, and it syncs with your calendar. plus, with zoom, microsoft teams, and webex, you ll never miss a meeting. and neither will she. now that s a productive day. meta portal: make working from home work for you. for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy.
Authorized covid vaccines for children under five. meaning shots for tots can began immediately, at least 49 of our 50 states. one state did in order any covid vaccines for kids ahead of time, that state is florida. surprise. gop governor ron desantis said this week, he s affirmatively against the covid vaccine for young kids. he said kids are quote, the people that have zero risk of getting anything. not to be outdone on senator of texas also said this week that the virus poses minimal risk for children. neither desantis nor cruz or doctors of course, to not scientist, not epidemiologist, or virology. as and what they re saying is an outrageous and dangerous as it is flatly untrue. i for one frankly tired of this ridiculous argument that are much less likely than the elderly to die from covid, that
Orleans, doctor cline joins me now, you have treated far too many children for covid in the icu. how do you feel when you hear non-doctors minimize the covid threat to children? mattie, it breaks my heart. it s absurdly, and demonstrably false to say that babies and toddlers are not severely affected by covid. we ve seen thousands of children hospitalized across the united states. we ve seen nearly 500 deaths among children under five years of age alone. and so, to say that kids don t get sick from covid, they re not at any risk whatsoever, as a governor and senator are sad, perpetuates a myth and is a denial of the lived experiences of thousands of families, virtually every health care professional in a major children s hospital in the u.s.. that math was bad enough in 2020, when we were new to all this, og covid if we want to call it that.