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While the number of COVID 19 case continues to rise, Healthcare workers are succumbing to overwhelming pressure on their shoulders. Many hospitals, clinics, and labs are short-staffed with restricted resources at hand to properly treat patients who have the virus. Often times, this leads to non COVID 19 related issues to be pushed aside due to the conditions and priorities these facilities have enforced. They are experiencing stress, frustration, depression, loneliness, and many other concerns that could impact their performance on the front lines.

Im so grateful for these healthcare worker, I could not begin to imagine the stress they had to go though this past year.

It's amazing the obstacles these health care workers had to face because of the pandemic.

Covid-19 has had plenty of negative lasting affects on many lives. This article shows a lot of the ways that this pandemic has created havoc in our lives. It has risked jobs and family home have been destroyed. It creates deb that can be hard to pay back.

Big pharma companies have taken advantage of everyday Americans in need of their daily support during the chaotic times we live in. Many of the drugs used each day to help patients fighting Covid-19 have drastically gone up in price since the first case appeared in america. With these prices changes many Americans may not be able to get the proper help needed to get better, and as such may extend the time needed for us to fight off the virus as a whole.

It is crazy to think that companies would prioritize profits over the help of the people. I understand the demand; however, it shouldn't be the only reason for the increase in price.

When I read this article I thought to myself wow this is insane but to actually think about it, why? why is it so important to profit from something everyone in this world needs

Amidst the global pandemic, Arizona states students are failing statewide tests in both English and Math this spring with alarming numbers. Education officials had previously advised "extreme caution" in regards to making conclusions based on the number of cases. Disruptions to in-person learning during the pandemic due to the dramatic impact on student learning suggest "inferences may be invalid", according to the department. This years tests also painted a demographic split as White and Asian students passed these exams at twice as POC students. COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate impact on communities of color, both economically and in loss of life.

That's crazy to hear Covid has had such a negative impact on students performance in school, it's really disheartening. It is a rough transition going from learning in school, then trying to teach yourself through online school in quarantine, it's definitely not for everyone.

Extreme poverty was at the highest in the year 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic millions of people lost their jobs and other things which led them to be poor.

The numbers here are staggering. It's heartbreaking how many people are suffering because of the pandemic.

It's crazy to see the amount of people who have been affected by this deadly virus and the situation it has caused. It should provoke the leaders of each nation to act and control the virus.

CDC's guide to vaccinations in the workplace, promoting a safe and healthy working environment. Providing tips within a workplace in a community that helps promote positive vaccine outlook to ultimately reduce the spreading of COVID-19.

This article provides key facts about the COVID 19 Vaccine among healthcare workers. It allows the reader to get a good understanding of Federal and State regulations, advantages and disadvantages of a mandate, as well as alternatives that can be taken.

When I first read this article, I was worried about finding a very biased political perspective. On the contrary, this article was very neutral and explained the advantages and disadvantages of a vaccine mandate for Health Care Workers. The article explained how if countries allowed the mandate, then patients and visitors will be much safer. The mandate, though, can be immoral and hinder personal autonomy.

This article is very informative and enlightening. I like that is explained the advantages and disadvantages on mandates without any bias. I definitely learned some new things and finished reading it without any questions unanswered.

The Department of Justice has announced an update regarding fraudulent unemployment schemes across the nation using COVID 19 as a primary reason. Many financial aid programs for unemployment have been the targets of this issue with scammers milking the benefits that are provided from them. Action has been executed to ensure the protection of these programs and will hold accountable defendants who have been caught being involved of these schemes. The more unemployment fraud makes its way across the nation, even globally, it makes it difficult to provide assistance to people or businesses who are truly in need of the help.

This article focuses on the fear between immigrants and receiving covid vaccines. It has been stated by the DHA that immigration officials will not be arresting any immigrant who wishes to receive a vaccine. They believe everyone should receive one regardless of legal status in order to help fight the pandemic.

This article provides information on how the pandemic has effected us, humans / people, as a whole. It states that no immigrant will be detained or arrested when getting vaccinated and / or needing emergency assistance. It shows how people and government agencies are working together to fight the pandemic.

This article is very heart-warming, as it describes how the authorities will not arrest illegal immigrants at vaccine drives. The authors do raise the question about what happens to illegal immigrants after receiving the vaccine. The U.S. has a history of mishandling Immigration. COVID only complicates the situation.

The Census Bureau did a Household pulse survey to see how people were doing financially in their households, and it found that LGBTQ+ people were struggling more than LGBTQ+ people were. The Human Rights Campaign stated that these were problems that already existed, but it was made worse by the COVID-19 outbreak.

The pandemic is affecting school children. There are not doing that well in school because they have been on lockdown for to long. There forgetting how to be social.

The pandemic has effected so many lives, especially students. This is one of the most principle periods in their lives and where development can be most important. Throwing the stress of online schooling and removing them from in-person interactions is deeply affecting them in more ways people seem to realize.

Many people have become homeless due to the pandemic. Landlords are raising the rent in this time of crisis and people aren't able to afford to live anymore. Unemployment rates have also gone through the roof

This was a good, but very sad read. I cant imagine having to be evicted out of my home due to being out of work for something like the pandemic. Something completely out of your control. I know that Arizona temporarily put a notice during the lockdown that those who couldn't pay rent were not allowed to be evicted (I was one of them) but it didn't last long enough. Like the article states, COVID19 has long term affects not short ones meaning more time to recover from its effects are needed.

The world's seven most rich nations talk about how they could help prevent famine in a number of different places around the world. They are supposed to meet every year, however, COVID got in the way of last year's meet, making the hunger crisis grow tremendously. They suspect over 230 million could face the threat of hunger. The response to help prevent malnutrition is underway as of mid-June 2021.

I did not know covid 19 made famine worse. Aid budgets are getting reduced as a result of covid 19 as well.

This article highlights the difference in opinion in regards to the pandemic shutting down schools. It gives both opinions saying that it has been both a good and bad change. It focuses more on the negative affects of the pandemic and how it has changed students lives and made schooling more difficult.

This publication outlines the healthcare disparities caused by Covid-19 (Coronavirus) in relation to racial inequality, specifically, the access and quality of healthcare of the black communities affected by the virus. This article suggests that if black people had better access to and quality of healthcare, then the subsequent communities would not be hit so hard by the virus.

I agree with this sentiment. By doing a Google search of Corona virus cases by zip code, you'll find that areas that are mostly populated by minorities were hit the worst.

There has been a rise in large communities of homeless people living in tents in various big cities across the United States. Many of them are living in tents instead of shelters to avoid getting COVID-19. The CDC even wants these communities to be left alone to prevent the aforementioned problem.

It's sad to see so many homeless people especially when it's due to the pandemic. Its crazy how people would rather live in a tent than be in shelters. The shelters arent doing all they can to make sure these people feel safe so I see why they would rather not be in the shelters.

This article describes the various ways that POC are treated differently. This can cause doctors to provide the wrong treatment or no treatment for the minority who don't have access to healthcare.

The fact that we continue to face and see discrimination when it comes to health care is appalling. When dealing with health, health care providers should not be biased on who to help due to their skin color or certain characteristics.

There is no reason why there should still be discrimination in health care, they're saving your life regardless of your color.

Arguments about the required usage of masks sparks controversies on whether or not they actually work. There are six main arguments stemming from a variety of sources, according to this article, that claim masks have no significant effect against the spread of the virus. In regards to to security, many feel as their freedom to choose if they want to wear a mask stands as a huge public concern to those who believe it provides a sense of protection, even if the masks don't work.

This advocates for the implementation of universal healthcare in the United States. It also talks briefly about why Americans seem to be so resistant to a new healthcare system.

I liked how the article pointed out that people are doing go fund me accounts and that is a good example because many people are unable to afford healthcare and people are depending on other individuals to pay for their medical bills and it is a huge issue.

I really liked the article and liked how it gives examples of what is happening due to healthcare being so expensive.

This article discusses the difficulties that the students and the teachers confront. It lists out some of the issues and gives a description on how both sides are affected.

I agree with you in this article and how students and teachers are having a lot of difficulties. COVID-19 really impacted everyone in a huge way and it has caused many problems for in-person learning and more.

this issue is one important one that many of us students face with this new way of learning. like mentioned in this article students face so many problems with the online learning.