differences here are not so much about race, they re ones of class and that disproportionately affects people of color because of the income gaps that we have. just so you know, mika, also from harvard study covid-19, why is life expectancy falling in the united states, covid-19, drug overdoses and accidental injuries accounted for two-thirds in decline of life expectancy. david, thank you very much. his new book ours was the shining future, the story of the american dream, is out on october 24th and david, i m sure we ll have you back again to talk about this topic coming up right here on morning joe, one word viewers are likely to hear on tonight s republican presidential debate stage. maybe health care. no.
the masks on. although they are not always the most comfortable thing, they are what s going to keep us safe. reporter: still, there is no sign the cdc is planning to change its guidance on masking, which focuses on the unvaccinated. former-u.s. surgeon general, jerome adams, urging the agency to revise its polltyicy in plac where cases are rising yet vaccination rates remain low. instead of vax it or mask it, people might need to vax it and mask it. starting today, jackson health system in florida will, again, no longer allow visitors in inpatient units or any adult emergency departments. this virus his highly contagious, highly transmissible. this is not a joke. there is stunning data from the cdc showing how much covid ravaged the nation over the last year. life expectancy falling by a year and a half. the largest decline since world war ii, with minorities hit hardest. latinos and blacks seeing a three-year decline. while life expectancy for whites fell 1.2 years. athena jo
unvaccinated. former u.s. surgeon general jerome adams urging the agency to revise its policy in places where cases are rising yet vaccination rates remain low, writing in the washington post, instead of vax it or mask it, people might need to vax it and mask it. starting today, jackson health system in florida will again no longer allow visitors in most inpatient units or any adult emergency departments. this virus is highly cont contagious, highly transmissible. this is not a joke. reporter: and there is stunning new data from the cdc showing just how much covid ravaged the nation over the last year. life expectancy falling by a year and a half, the largest decline since world war ii, with minorities hit hardest. latinos and blacks seeing a three-year decline while life expectancy for whites fell 1.2 years. athena jones, cnn, new york. president biden is calling on americans to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated. at a cnn town hall on wednesday he said his administrat
to be responsible. reporter: still, there is no sign the cdc is planning to change its guidance on masking, which focuses on the unvaccinated. former u.s. surgeon general jerome adams urging the agency to revise its policy in places where cases are rising yet vaccination rates remain low, writing in the washington post instead of vax it or mask it, people might need to vax it and mask it. and stunning new data shows just how much covid ravaged the nation over the last year. life expectancy falling by a year and a half, the largest decline since world war ii, with minorities hit hardest. latinos and blacks seeing a three-year decline, while life expectancy for whites fell 1.2 years. and just to give you a sense of how devastating the pandemic has been for the world s children, boston children s hospital estimates more than a million children across the globe lost a parent or custodial grand parent to covid between march 2020 and april 2021.
sign the cdc is planning to change its guidance on masking, which focuses on the unvaccinated. former u.s. surgeon general jerome adams urging the agency to revise its policy in places where cases are rising. yet, vaccination rates remain low. writing in the washington post, instead of vax it or masking it, people might need to vax it and mask it. starting today jackson health system in florida will again no longer allow most visitors in in-patient units or any adult emergency departments. this virus is highly contagious and highly transmissible. this is not a joke. reporter: and there is stunning new data from the cdc showing just how much covid ravaged the nation over the last year. life expectancy falling by a year and a half, the largest decline since world war ii, with minorities hit the hardest. latinos and blacks seeing a three-year decline, while life expectancy for whites fell 1.2 years. all of that so troubling. athena jones, thank you so much.