‘Like a bathtub filling up’: Alabama is slammed by the virus
The story was written by an two Alabama Associated Press reporters who write the truth, even when it is not complimentary, even when it does not promote.
Here's one section of the story. There's a link to the full story below it.
"The Deep South state has some of the highest rates of certain chronic health conditions that increase the risk of death or serious illness from the coronavirus. Alabama has the sixth-highest rate of adult obesity in the U.S. and ranks third in the percentage of adults who have diabetes.
Alabama is also one of a dozen states that did not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act and thus has large numbers of uninsured. About 15% of people ages 19 to 64 have no coverage, the 13th-highest percentage in the nation, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation."
"The state has seen the closing of 17 hospitals, mostly small rural ones, in the last decade, a trend that left regional facilities to pick up the slack."
Why do we not hold the current elected officials accountable for this?
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-coronavirus-pandemic-cullman-birmingham-07477ffb1763cdb73cfd9fd7d1798f6f
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