ET Covid-19 Live Updates: Women Leaving Work Force Because of Pandemic Is a ‘National Emergency,’ Harris Says U.S. life expectancy plummeted in 2020 and the drop was particularly steep for Black Americans, with life spans declining by 2.7 years. People arrive to get vaccinated at the Maccabi Health vaccination centre in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. In 1918, when hundreds of thousands of Americans died in the flu pandemic, life expectancy declined 11.8 years from the previous year, Dr. Arias said, down to 39. New York State also reports Latino and Black residents to be behind in vaccination totals. Pool photo by Mary Altaffer The Democratic leaders of the New York State Senate are moving to strip Gov.

Source: New York Times February 18, 2021 10:01 UTC