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Denying the Severity of Covid-19, part two
Covid-19 2020 December part two
More Compassion for an Individual than for Many

why people are numb to the Covid-19 death toll      web

webhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/12/21/covid-why-we-ignore-deaths/
authorWilliam Wan and Brittany Shammas
publicationWashington Post
date2020-12-21

* We don't see the many dying people who are sequested in hospitals and nursing homes.
"This pandemic isn't a camera-ready event [like a hurricane]."
* In greater numbers, death becomes impersonal.
"Statistics are human beings with tears dried off."
* In greater numbers, the hope of being able to help significantly is lost.
* Most fatalities are seniors and people of color.

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