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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/covid-us-death-rate/626972/>
"The United States reported more deaths from COVID-19 last Friday than deaths
from Hurricane Katrina, more on any two recent weekdays than deaths during the
9/11 terrorist attacks, more last month than deaths from flu in a bad season,
and more in two years than deaths from HIV during the four decades of the AIDS
epidemic. At least 953,000 Americans have died from COVID, and the true toll is
likely even higher because many deaths went uncounted. COVID is now the third
leading cause of death in the U.S., after only heart disease and cancer, which
are both catchall terms for many distinct diseases. The sheer scale of the
tragedy strains the moral imagination. On May 24, 2020, as the United States
passed 100,000 recorded deaths,
The New York Times filled its front page with
the names of the dead, describing their loss as “incalculable.” Now the nation
hurtles toward a milestone of 1 million. What is 10 times incalculable?"
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:19:06 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/covid-us-death-rate/626972/>
"The United States reported more deaths from COVID-19 last Friday than deaths
from Hurricane Katrina, more on any two recent weekdays than deaths during the
9/11 terrorist attacks, more last month than deaths from flu in a bad season,
and more in two years than deaths from HIV during the four decades of the AIDS
epidemic. At least 953,000 Americans have died from COVID, and the true toll is
likely even higher because many deaths went uncounted. COVID is now the third
leading cause of death in the U.S., after only heart disease and cancer, which
are both catchall terms for many distinct diseases. The sheer scale of the
tragedy strains the moral imagination. On May 24, 2020, as the United States
passed 100,000 recorded deaths, The New York Times filled its front page with
the names of the dead, describing their loss as “incalculable.” Now the nation
hurtles toward a milestone of 1 million. What is 10 times incalculable?"
Via Michele Hax.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
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