I feel like the fact that 10-20,000 people in the U.S. die every year from the flu isn't evidence that we should treat covid-19 less seriously, but that we should treat the regular flu more seriously.
We can say "get vaccinated and if you do get sick with the flu, stay home." Yet, the ability to take sick days is a privilege that not everyone has in the U.S. because our culture already prizes the stock market over human lives.
note: posted here on 3/29/2026 and backdated to when it was originally shared with friends on FB. this is still a problem in the US
