Continuing the Tradition News, Views, Interviews, Entertainment For more than 50 Years! 9am-10am: From Glucksman Ireland House at NYUThis Irish American Life is hosted by Dr. Miriam Nyhan Grey. It airs on WNYE 91.5fm (tri-state area) and livestreams worldwide on irishradio.com:
This morning, Miriam shares the concluding part of the new History Ireland’s Hedge School podcast –Eamon DeValera’s American Tour, moderated by Tommy Graham, Editor of History Ireland. The panel includes Miriam along with fellow historians Michael Doorley, Darragh Gannon, and David McCullagh. Click here for archives
Northwell is one of health care’s most influential voices in the U.S. Mike Dowling leads a clinical, academic and research enterprise with a workforce of 73,000 and annual revenue of $13.5 billion. Northwell is the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State, caring for more than two million people annually through a vast network of nearly 800 outpatient facilities, including 220 primary care practices, 52 urgent care centers, home care, rehabilitation and end-of-life programs, and 23 hospitals. Dowling served in NYS Government for 12 years as director of Health, Education and Human Services.
This morning, Mike chats with Adrian about his new book: Leading Through a Pandemic, as they discuss navigating coronavirus and the inside story of lessons learned about innovation, leadership and humanity during the Covid-19 crisis. “A clarifying, must-read in these uncertain times.” –Governor Andrew Cuomo. AIRING LIVE 10am-12noon at www.irishradio.com
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins delivers a special Covid-19- related message to the Irish at home and abroad where he highlights the need for “Solidarity, Care, Compassion and Kindness in our collective response to the pandemic”. “Let us all agree that the greatest act of appreciation we can show towards all those workers taking risks on our behalf in essential services, is to re-double our efforts to avoid infection”
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Father Mychal Judge 9/11 Walk of RemembranceThe Father Mychal Judge 9/11 Walk of Remembrance is held annually to honor the memory of those lost on September 11, 2001. The walk traces the footsteps of Father Mychal Judge in the spirit of prayer and remembrance.
This year’s walk will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2020. 8:00 AM: Rosary will be said outside of St. Francis of Assisi RC Church, 31st Street (off 7th Avenue), New York. 8:30 AM: Walk will begin at the quarters of Engine 1 / Ladder 24, 142 W 31st Street, New York. The walk will conclude at St. Peters RC Church, Barclay Street, New York. All are invited to walk the route down 7th Avenue that Father Mychal and so many others traveled on that fateful day. FDNY units and NYPD precincts will be honored as we pray and remember.
Vigiano Brothers Ski Memorial held in memory of brothers Joseph Vigiano, a NYPD Detective, and John Vigiano, a FDNY fireman, who both gave their lives on September 11, 2001. Sunday, January 3, 2021 – Thursday, January 7, 2021 Spruce Peak, Stowe, Vermont 4 Nights: January 3-6 (Sunday – Wednesday) / Ski: January 7 (Thursday)For details go to www.facebook.com/vigianobrothers Due to Stowe’s/Vail’s COVID-19 policies, lift tickets can only be reliably obtained by purchasing an Epic Pass or Epic Day Pass (1-7 days available) by September 17!!
The UFA regrets to inform the membership of the loss of retired firefighter Christopher Slow, Ladder Company 11. Firefighter Slow was appointed April 11, 2006, retired July 27, 2017 and passed on September 1, 2020. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
WAKE Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM Wednesday, September 9, 2020 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM Scarpaci Funeral Home 1401 86th Street Brooklyn, NY 11228
FUNERAL Thursday, September 10, 2020 11:00 AM Church of the Holy Child 4747 Amboy Road Staten Island, NY 10312
A memorial in Washington last week for those who died from the coronavirus.Olivier Douliery/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Here’s a jarring thought experiment: If the United States had done merely an average job of fighting the coronavirus — if the U.S. accounted for the same share of virus deaths as it did global population — how many fewer Americans would have died?
The answer: about 145,000.
That’s a large majority of the country’s 183,000 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths.
No other country looks as bad by this measure. The U.S. accounts for 4 percent of the world’s population, and for 22 percent of confirmed Covid-19 deaths. It is one of the many signs that the Trump administration has done a poorer job of controlling the virus than dozens of other governments around the world.
By The New York Times | Sources: World Bank and Johns Hopkins University
The specific numbers are only estimates, of course. They are based on virus statistics that are unavoidably incomplete. Most scientists believe the real U.S. death toll is higher than the official numbers indicate, and undercounting of deaths may be even greater in some other countries.
After the U.S., Brazil and Mexico have the next largest gaps between population share and official death share. They are also countries with less advanced medical systems, where some experts think the actual death toll is vastly higher than the official one. If that’s right, the true gaps in Brazil and Mexico may be as large as the U.S. gap.
But no other affluent country has nearly so big a gap. Canada and several European countries each account for a greater percentage of deaths than population, yet the differences aren’t nearly as severe as in the U.S.
And some countries, like Australia and South Korea, have a positive version of the gap. Japan is home to 1.7 percent of the global population but less than 0.2 percent of deaths. An additional 12,000 Japanese residents would not be alive if the country had merely an average death rate.
As I was putting together these numbers, I started thinking about how Americans should have expected their country to fare — above average, below average or maybe right near the average. The U.S. certainly has had some disadvantages in fighting the virus: It’s an international travel hub, which makes transmission more likely, and it had some of the affluent world’s worst health outcomes even before the virus arrived.
On other hand, the U.S. remains the world’s richest country, with vast medical capabilities, and the virus started on a faraway continent. All of which suggests that there was nothing inevitable about the U.S. performance. It is instead a tragic reflection of the country’s failed response.
A memorial in Washington last week for those who died from the coronavirus.Olivier Douliery/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
By The New York Times | Sources: World Bank and Johns Hopkins University