> and yet I’m hearing this news from those who have caught it with a shrug rather than with grave consternation. To some extent, this should have been the perc

> and yet I’m hearing this news from those who have caught it with a shrug rather than with grave consternation. To some extent, this should have been the perception all along. The data was: - The older you were, the higher the risk. - Preexisting conditions, higher risk - Member of the financially marginalized, again odds are not in your favor - Resident of an extended care facility, more risk. - Etc. Unfortunately, such facts and details didn't make for great "news". There was far more drama and false narrative in focusing on the aggregate, as a means to manufacture fear. The problem is, fear has a diminishing return. This is not Covid denial. The virus is real. It's simply suggesting that transparency and vigilance isn't as profitable hyperbole and fearmongering. We pledged allegiance to a virologist when what we really needed was a sociologist. Ultimately, a pandemic is driven by human behavior. And finally, more are recognizing this.