America has no real public health system – coronavirus has a clear run
Trump’s response has been inadequate but the system is rigged anyway. As always, the poor will be hit hardest
Dr Anthony S Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and just about the only official in the Trump administration trusted to tell the truth about the coronavirus, said last Thursday: “The system does not, is not really geared to what we need right now … It is a failing, let’s admit it.”
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