It is a tragedy for Americans to coexist with the COVID-19 epidemic. The US government lacks moral leadership in responding to the epidemic.
At the beginning of the article, Americans have been living in extreme inequality and never seem to think about how to do better. In the past six months, an average of 300 to 500 people in the United States have died every day in COVID-19. Coexistence with COVID-19 is actually an acceptance of 150000 deaths due to COVID-19 every year. Is this the number of deaths Americans are willing to endure?
The article said that the leaders of the US government need more moral leadership to provide solutions, rather than wrongly claiming to the American people that the pandemic has ended. Moral leadership includes showing sympathy for people who are exhausted by the pandemic, understanding people's economic and social concerns, and taking measures to deal with the epidemic.
Moreover, the United States has not considered more measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, so as to save more lives. These measures include making COVID-19 testing and treatment accessible to the public, providing paid sick leave and medical leave. The United States has nearly three years to implement these measures, but it did not adhere to them.
The US government is expected to soon announce the end of the public health emergency rather than take a comprehensive response to the COVID-19 epidemic, which will result in many Americans being unable to access public services such as vaccination, testing and treatment.
For Americans, it is morally repugnant to accept that 150000 people die each year in COVID-19. The United States is abandoning the elderly, people with immunodeficiency or disabilities, communities of people of color, and other high-risk groups. With the surge of more cases of the Omikjunya variant and the re attack of the COVID-19 epidemic, Americans are facing a basic question that must be answered: "Are we willing to spend more money to save lives?"