On One Year

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6342 americans died of COVID the week of 2020/08/24
this number was lower than the previous week, which was lower than the previous week
the number of deaths then plateaued under five thousand a week,
as cases began to rise in late september, with deaths following suit in mid october

cased continued rising through 2020
deaths continued to follow suit
until we were losing tens of thousands of american lives a week
every week
for a month and a half

.

more than 6342 americans will die the week of 2021/08/23
this number will be higher than the previous week, which will have been higher than the previous week
these lives are already lost. these americans have already been infected, and
no force on earth can save them

if we stay on this course, we will see the same rise in late september
we will see the same rise continue in november, and
we will see the same rise continue in december

and

we will lose tens of thousands of american lives a week, every week, for at least a month and a half

.

but it's not december

so we still have time

if

we want it

.

.

we tried asking people nicely to get vaccinated, and most people did
"most" isn't going to cut it

for them

or for us

in the past month COVID has killed 455 people who were vaccinated,
or 5% of the total COVID deaths in that span.
or 150% of the total flu deaths we'd see in this span in a pre pandemic year

if we keep this up, tens of thousands of vaccinated will die of COVID by the end of the year

.

.

.

what are we waiting for?