White Americans saw the second-largest decline in average life expectancy in 2021, a drop of one year, to 76.4 in 2021 from 77.4 in 2020. “That was wrong, and it’s pretty hard to swallow,” she added. The continued plunge was all the more upsetting because it occurred after a successful vaccination campaign, she said, adding: “The Native American population did quite well in the vaccination efforts, and that made us feel that 2021 would not be as devastating as 2020.” Bullock said.Īverage life expectancy in these populations is now “lower than that of every country in the Americas except Haiti, which is astounding,” said Noreen Goldman, professor of demography and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. “There is no doubt Covid was a contributor to the increase in mortality during the last couple of years, but it didn’t start these problems - it made everything that much worse,” Dr. Those countries had more successful vaccination campaigns and populations that were more willing to take behavioral measures to prevent infections, such as wearing masks, he said, adding: “The U.S. did, and a good number of them saw life expectancy start inching back to normal,” Dr. “None of them experienced a continuing fall in life expectancy like the U.S. While other high-income countries were also hard hit in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, most had begun to recover by last year, he said. So far, the rollout is methodical, but muted. Updated Boosters: As masks have fallen away and quarantines have diminished, the new vaccines are one of the last remaining weapons in America’s arsenal against the coronavirus.
Biden’s Comments: In an interview that aired on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” President Biden said that “the pandemic is over.” But 400 to 500 Americans are still dying every day of Covid-19.government’s response to Covid - and now to monkeypox. A Blunted Response : Major data gaps, the result of decades of underinvestment in public health, have undercut the U.S.Since then it has displayed a remarkable capacity to evolve new tricks. A Persistent Variant: Ten months have passed since Omicron’s debut.
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