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Showing Original Post only (View all)'Equivalent to manslaughter': This governor ignored pandemic mitigation efforts. Her state has the h [View all]
'Equivalent to manslaughter': This governor ignored pandemic mitigation efforts. Her state has the highest COVID death rate in the world
Since the beginning of the pandemic, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has often followed the lead of President Donald Trump by disregarding science and the public health warnings regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
In Noem's state, there is no mask mandate and very few mitigation guidelines are in place. Now, South Dakota has the highest coronavirus death rate in the world, according to Native Sun News. Dr. William Haseltine, president of ACCESS Health International and author of the book "My Lifelong Fight Against Disease," recently weighed in on the alarming coronavirus outbreak in South Dakota as he lambasted politicians for politicizing public health.
According to Haseltine, the South Dakota COVID outbreak is "as bad as it gets anywhere in the world." He blamed the Republican governor for "ignoring public health measures that would have been successfully used to curb the spread of the virus elsewhere in the world." Describing her lacking leadership as the "equivalent to manslaughter," he expressed concern about the continued refusal to enforce mitigation guidelines despite the state's infection and death rates.
The Hill reports that South Dakota now has a 12.1 percent positivity rate for coronavirus. On Nov. 12, the state hit a record high of 1,821 cases reported in a single day. Both statistics are glaring red flags that signal an accelerated spread in the state. With a state population of less than 900,000, statewide, the numbers are alarmingly high.
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LiberalArkie
Nov 2020
OP
Jeez---is that the best example of a "deer in the headlights" look you've ever seen?
Atticus
Nov 2020
#4
We just hit over 1,000 hospitalizations (1028) for the first tie in Arkansas. Wait till next Friday
LiberalArkie
Nov 2020
#11
bring her up on crimes against humanity charges, been saying this for months, & no, I am not joking
Celerity
Nov 2020
#12
2024 Repuke ticket : Junior McCoke-Spoon, and Kristi Noem. Tell everyone you heard
bullwinkle428
Nov 2020
#19
Sadly she will face no consequences because she's a pretty repuke woman and a mf45 toady
kimbutgar
Nov 2020
#24