As the Wall of Moms movement spreads across the country, so, too, does that question.
Medically, the virus is most life-threatening to the so-called “silent generation” of people in their late 70s, 80s or 90s. But economically, the coronavirus has left these lives relatively unscathed.
Weak environmental protections, safety rules and labor and civil rights protections may be cutting lives short in conservative states.
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Will there be a COVID-19-related wave of memory deficits, cognitive decline and dementia cases in the future?
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Weak environmental protections, safety rules and labor and civil rights protections may be cutting lives short in conservative states.
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The car pool mom. The peanut-butter-and-jelly mom. The backyard sprinkler mom. The field hockey mom (and the soccer mom). The fridge calendar mom. The coupon-clipping mom. The mom that shops back-to-school deals and kitchenware and uses the hashtag #TargetMoms. (It’s a thing.)
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