A nursery home residents receive a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at King David Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursery home facility, in Brooklyn's Bath Beach neighborhood in New York City, US, Jan 6, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Life expectancy in US drops
Life An study released by the National Center for Health Statistics, a subsidiary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the average life expectancy of Americans was one year shorter than in 2019, the largest drop since World War II.
Preliminary data from January through June 2020 showed life expectancy at birth for the total US population fell from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.8 years, the lowest since 2006, according to the study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Preliminary data from January to June 2020 show that the total life expectancy at birth of the United States dropped from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.8 years, the lowest since 2006.
"This is a huge decline," said Robert Anderson, who oversees the data for CDC. "You have to go back to World War II, the 1940s, to find a decline like this."
Life expectancy for African American populations dropped the most from 2019, by 2.7 years, to 72 years. The average life expectancy for African-Americans is 72 years, a drop of 2.7 years from 2019, with the largest decline.
Latinos experienced the second-biggest decline, falling 1.9 years since 2019, to a life expectancy of 79.9 years.
Dorozoku Map 2
Mapping site draws criticism
Japan's road family map' is controversial
A mapping site in Japan that shows areas with noisy children, loud gossipers and other "annoying" people have drawn criticism as promoting intolerance and providing an outlet for disgruntled residents seeking to lash out at their neighbors. It is marked with areas where noisy children, loud chattering, and other "annoying" people are present. The website was criticized for this, saying the move made people even more intolerant and provided an outlet for dissatisfied residents to vent their dissatisfaction with their neighbors.
Opened in 2016, the site as of Feb 1 featured 5,973 registered spots nationwide. The site was opened in 2016 and as of February 1, there were 5973 marking points on the map.
Clicking the icons on the map will show descriptions of the specific areas, such as “children noisily playing with balls” and “their parents engage in back-fence gossip together for hours.”
Some online users have tried Dorozoku Map for “clearly displaying whether certain areas are tolerant of children’s playful voices and proving helpful for families with children to choose homes to buy.”
But others are upset that their areas have appeared on the map.
Norihisa Hashimoto, a professor emeritus of acoustic environment engineering at the Hachinohe Institute of Technology, noted that judgments on whether neighborhood sounds are “irritating noise” can be determined by the individual’s loneliness, stifling mood and other psychological factors.
In 2020, suicides in Japan rose for the first time in 11 years. [Photo/Agencies]
Japan appointments a 'Minister of Lonelines'
Japan appointments a 'Minister of Lonelines'
Japan has appointed a "Minister of Lonelines" to try and reduce loneliness and social isolation among its residents as the country deals with rising suicide rates. In response to the rising suicide rate, Japan appointed a "Loneliness Minister" in an attempt to reduce the sense of loneliness and social isolation among its citizens.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with people more socially isolated than ever, Japan saw a rise in suicides for the first time in 11 years.
In October, more people died from suicide than from COVID-19 in Japan in all of 2020. More people died from suicide in Japan in October last year than in 2020.
Studies show that loneliness has been linked to a higher risk of health issues such as heart disease, dementia, and eating disorders.
The United Kingdom was the first country to appoint a loneliness minister in 2018, after a 2017 report found that more than 9 million people in the UK said they often or always felt lonely. A 2017 report found that more than 9 million people in the UK said they often or always feel lonely, and the position of Minister of Loneliness was born a year later.
But the role seems to not be a particularly desirable one, as the UK has gone through three loneliness ministers in three years.
Australia has considered creating a similar position.Australia is also considering arranging a similar position.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US January 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Americans will be wearing masks in 2022
Americans will be wearing masks in 2022
Americans 2022 still need to wear masks
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that it's "possible" Americans will still need to wear masks in 2022 to protect against the coronavirus, even as the US may reach "a significant degree of normality" by the end of this year.
"As we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we will be approaching a degree of normality," said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "As we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we will be approaching a degree of normality," said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "I fully agree with ( President Biden's chief medical adviser" said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "As we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we will be approaching a degree of normality," said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "Because we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we will be approaching a degree of normality," said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "Because we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we will be approaching a degree of normality," said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "Because we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we will be approaching a degree of normality," said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "Because we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely that we will be approaching a degree of normality," said Fauci, who serves as Biden's chief medical adviser. "Because we get into the fall and the winter, by the end of the year, I agree with (President Joe Biden) completely
The Biden administration has been pushing mask-wearing more aggressively than the Trump administration did, with the President signing an executive order last month mandating interstate travelers wear a mask and requiring masks on federal property.Last month, President Biden signed an executive order ordering interstate travelers to wear masks and stipulated that masks must be worn on federal property.
Biden also challenged Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his president to reduce the spread of the virus.
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