Trump's health secretary says US has world's worst coronavirus death toll because Americans are so unhealthy

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'We have a significantly disproportionate burden of co-morbidities in the United States— obesity, hypertension, diabetes'

cases and deaths on the number of Americans with “greater risk profiles” during an interview on Sunday., Mr Azar was asked why the US appeared to have a disproportionately high number of deaths compared to the rest of the world.which puts them at a higher risk of developing severe complications if they contract Covid-19.Download now

 

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Maybe they would be less so, if they had healthcare for all... Just a wild thought.

What a novel way to tender your resignation

Yep! I heard that but not in so many words: he was referring to underlying conditions and comorbidities - you should see jaketapper's contorted face!! 🧐

What? What's wrong with fast food, GMO, fluor and vaccines?

America isn’t great they are letting people die like Britain.Murderers!

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Trumps administration reaching at straws Different theories for Trump’s failure on the virus Which excuse will his base believe Keep throwing out the bull and use the one which they appear to believe the most TRUMP IS A FAILURE HE WILL LIE AND BLAME OTHERS CON ARTIST

No it’s because you have the worst president don’t blame people when you can’t get your shit together

Healthy people have been hospitalized with the virus... TRY AGAIN 🤡

And Trump wants our NHS to be on the table during trade talks!

The HHS secretary hand picked by the president just blamed the high number of COVID-19 deaths in the US on how unhealthy Americans are. I've worked with HHS for years and I'm just stunned...

In America pizza is a vegetable.

Other countries have stuff like junk food taxes, spending on public parks and recreation, and universal access to healthcare to help improve public health. All of that is considered big government by his own party. The party of 'ketchup is a vegetable' in public school lunches.

don't you fucktards find it amazing that China, with a population of 1.5 Billion people, has only had 4,600 coronavirus deaths TOTAL, while the US with only 330,000,000 people have had 90,000? Gosh! That should make an 'HONEST' journalist question testing and reporting methods?

Using the food production side to decrease health has been a way to stimulate the pharmaceutical sick care industry. That needs to be reversed without trampling on liberty.

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Obesity pandemic

This is barely news. I think we could all have said the same

And yet they pay the most for health care in the world

So maybe it's finally time to focus on improving those health inequalities for the people who have elected you and pay you to lead them and keep them safe?!

that is most certainly part of the crisis yes, but obvsly necropolitics of hypercapitalism in an advanced oligarchy is a much more fundamental aspect

Aided by an egomaniac in the WH.

Good thing Trump fixed the American healthcare system. Oh wait.

Are you listening Americans. Donald Trump and his incompetent, negligent and corrupt regime or government officials are blaming you for being infected with the Coronavirus and dying. Show Donald Trump and Co., you are not to be blamed for their incompetence.

So True

So, now Trump’s saying it’s our fault. Dude.

Was this written by XiJingping ? Wet market willy?

Correct diabetes is highest in the world

The US has roughly 1/25 of the world’s population & 1/3 of the world’s Covid cases. Their % of death is actually better than the rest of the world’s figures. The death number is so bad because of the number of cases, Period!

And here was me thinking it was due to having the worst president ever

It’s the blame game again. Sad!

Dishonest headline distorts the health secretary's point. Can't help but wonder if 'The Independent' purposely did this.

The population of the US has significant unhealthy comorbidities that do make many individuals in our communities, in particular African American particularly at risk here because of significant underlying disease, health disparities & disease comorbidities.

Not because they stopped funding pandemic preparedness, the CDC, or was more concerned about elections than acting quickly. When 10s of millions still trust a leader who advocates injecting bleach into one' s veins over scientists, that covers much of the reasons for the crisis.

Or Trump just fucked up as usual

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pantomath__ It's now the citizens fault 🤡

Blame china, blame american citizens but government is doing great job

Well it’s kind of true

No, its because we are doing the most testing

Blaming the victim?

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