Right-Wing Lie of the Day 0021
“In New York state, if you’re white, you have to go to the back of the
line to get medical help.” -- Donald Trump
* People who are immunocompromised are to be prioritized for COVID-19 treatments under state guidelines, regardless of race.
* CDC data shows that people who are Black and Hispanic are twice as likely
to die from COVID-19 as their white peers.
* The state is advising health care providers to consider race and ethnicity
as a risk factor, among many other risk factors, in distributing treatments
for the virus.
* There is no evidence that treatment for white people has been delayed or denied.
Source:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/27/donald-trump/no-new-york-has- not-delayed-covid-19-treatment-whi/
Jeff.
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