Category: Pandemic
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic December 2022
Approaching three years into the pandemic, some 300-400 Americans are still dying each and every day across the country from COVID-related illnesses. More than 25,000 are hospitalized. This year’s death toll has exceeded 200,000 with a total death count of nearly 1.1 million. The… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic December 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic November 2022
Approaching three years into the pandemic, some 300-400 Americans are still dying each and every day across the country from COVID-related illnesses. More than 25,000 are hospitalized. This year’s death toll has exceeded 200,000. The good news is that now only 1 in 200,000… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic November 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic October 2022
More things continue to return to normal across the US, almost as if the pandemic never happened. That is with the exception of economic pain from a raging inflation that owes its origins to disruptions during the pandemic. But things are definitely not back… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic October 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic September 2022
Another month begins with nearly 100,000 officially recorded new cases per day and around 500 deaths, numbers that just show no sign of abating. Many Americans it seems have become desensitized to the continuing spread of coronavirus, illness, and deaths. Less than 30% of… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic September 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic August 2022
As the month begins, the US continues to be stuck in a plateau of about 400 COVID deaths each and every day. Some 12,500 died in the month of July. Approaching 2 1/2 years into the pandemic, there have now been about 1,030,000 official… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic August 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic July 2022
Global health experts estimate that vaccines have saved the lives of nearly 20 million people around the world with 2 million of these in the US. Officially, there have been 6.3 million deaths due to the virus, which many officials think is a gross… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic July 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic June 2022
The Biden Administration announced that vaccine shots for children 5 and under could be ready to go before the end of this month, pending final approval from the CDC and FDA. This would be the last group of Americans, some 18 million, to become… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic June 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic May 2022
This month US officially surpassed 1 million deaths due to COVID. President Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff and reminded Americans that the pandemic was not over. As if this number was not shocking enough, many health officials say the actual number… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic May 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic April 2022
Over 500 million official coronavirus cases have now been recorded across the world in two years since the pandemic began. Public health experts claim the actual number of fatalities, out of a total global population of nearly 8 billion, is likely much higher. As… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic April 2022”
Bearing Witness to the Pandemic March 2022
The month begins with the official global death count from COVID surpassing 6 million. Public health experts say the actual number is likely much higher, perhaps closer to 18 million, due to poor or misleading record keeping. Rates of infection in parts of Asia… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to the Pandemic March 2022”
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