I feel like the framing of Covid as a kind of flu contributed to the poor public response. Imagine if it caused boils on the face, or incontinence! I hope that

I feel like the framing of Covid as a kind of flu contributed to the poor public response. Imagine if it caused boils on the face, or incontinence! I hope that people would have broadly supported lockdowns in that case, but I guess anything can be politicized these days.