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At least 30 grocery store workers have died from the coronavirus. Now, there's an urgent call to designate them as first responders
CBS News ^ | Apr 15, 2020 | CAITLIN O'KANE

Posted on 04/15/2020 5:24:20 PM PDT by DannyTN

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To: DannyTN

One of my neighbors works for an airline. They have not received masks or gloves, either. At least he still has a job, after all the cancelled flights.


41 posted on 04/16/2020 6:16:46 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("The last oasis of freedom is our human body." --Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai)
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Thirty does not seem to be a high national number, given the total national population of super market employees.

I would not think that super market employees would in general be special in relation to the total population, and have a LOWER infection rate than the population as whole. There are about 3 million grocery store employees nationally. Thirty represents about .001% of 3 million. They are not OVER REPRESENTED in the casualties of the Wuhan Virus.

Yes, all deaths are to be mourned, and sympathy is due all their families.

I am only saying (1) I don’t think of them as special, (2) they do not seem to be more affected by the virus than others.


42 posted on 04/16/2020 8:49:01 AM PDT by Wuli
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