@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:
I believe a big factor that we haven't acknowledged is that people die and their family do not attribute it to covid. There may be lots of good reasons for that. But I think some part of it is shame. Overall, this has been an extremely private pandemic.
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@cydharrell ("Cyd Harrell") replied to a tweet by @cydharrell:
@polotek otoh, I saw a story about someone who got vaxxed after realizing 21 people they knew had died & all I could think was that I couldn't figure out how 21 people lost could have just snuck up on you. even if they were acquaintances or professional contacts, 21!