Disability advocates demanded a public apology from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky after she called it “encouraging news” that the majority of COVID-19 deaths among the vaccinated were of people with preexisting medical conditions — or “who were unwell to begin with,” as she put it. I look forward to our continued engagements to address the disparities and inequities made worse by the #COVID19 pandemic. https://t.co/O2vo3xxnhA — Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) January 14, 2022After meeting with Walensky, disability advocates said on a press call that the most important matter moving forward would be for Walensky to follow up her apology with policy changes. The groups’ demands include regular, ongoing meetings between CDC leadership and disability groups, as well as a call for the CDC to center people with disabilities and other communities disproportionately impacted by the virus in all of its COVID-19 guidance to the public. With the omicron variant spreading, cases have surged across the country in recent weeks.

Source: Huffington Post January 15, 2022 03:06 UTC