Bearbait, I'm not trying to go anywhere with the post. It just seems to give some idea of what goes on around us all the time. Not trying to minimize anyone's death. Whether it's flu, covid, auto crash, suicide, abortion or anything else it's a statistic we need to know. It's very difficult to effectively manage one's life if real numbers are not available. The numbers impact change from many different angles.I'm not sure where you're going with this. I believe covid is far from being done. Been a long time since the world has been in such a turmoil with no end in sight. There are vaccines for pneumonia although not 100% effective and I'm sure many will refuse to take it but at least there is something. Pneumonia has been with us for many years and Covid has only been around for months and there is still not a lot known about it so we don't really have any idea what the effects will be in years to come even if a vaccine is found. I guess what I'm trying to say is one doesn't lessen the other. One death from either one is one too many, after all it is someones loved one and it hurts no matter what the cause.
All the best my friend, I do appreciate your effort to help keep the rest of us informed.
An example, in Kansas City they are setting records for homicides this year. It is only known because records of past years have been recorded. So the mayor ask for help. The federal government sent in 100 folks to help solve the cases. As you may guess, folks are protesting them being there!
I am intrigued by the human psyche. People kill people. Some people want the killing to stop. When help arrives to help get the killers off the street, people complain about it!
Wild animals solve their problems better then humans.