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Senator ignores all warning signs of COVID coming to TX and now tells Texans they will probably be ok unless they’re old.
His use of “math” to mislead Texans is a sign of trouble. https://twitter.com/johncornyn/status/1280998063247589378
His use of “math” to mislead Texans is a sign of trouble. https://twitter.com/johncornyn/status/1280998063247589378
How much could be care about Texans health to tweet this?
Well more than 1/3 of Texans are black or Hispanic, who in other states die at 3x the rate of the rest of the population.
Texas, Senator, has so far refused to collect that data. Not good. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2020/04/08/impacts-coronavirus-texans-color-clouded-incomplete-data/amp/
Texas, Senator, has so far refused to collect that data. Not good. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2020/04/08/impacts-coronavirus-texans-color-clouded-incomplete-data/amp/
18% of Texans are uninsured, the largest in the country. And therefore more likely to have underlying health conditions which complicate COVID.
More math.
More math.
Nationally people over 70 have a 13% chance of dying from COVID.
More math.
More math.
Essential workers who bag & deliver your food have much higher risks.
The death rate will fall as your overloaded hospitals in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio practice great care & benefit from the lessons learned in other states. But long term lung, kidney, heart & brain damage are sadly common among survivors.
Senator, one more thing about what you want your role as a leader to be thought of in a crisis? Texas may be just about peaking in cases.
Why send out bad public health propaganda to young people now?
Why send out bad public health propaganda to young people now?
