How many famous people who have died of COVID were still healthy and young enough to be in the primes of their careers?
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The NYT runs a "Those We've Lost" feature about all the famous people who have been struck down ... but, on average:
A. They aren't all that famous
B. Most were old and/or sickly and thus well-past their primes:
For example, here's the first name on the NYT's list:
Here's another name on the NYT's "Those We've Lost" list of famous people who have died of COVID:
The NYT tries to put younger people toward the top of its Those We've Lost list of COVID deaths. One obvious pattern is most seem overweight in their photos.
Why has there been no push to get Americans to lower the risk of the virus by losing weight?
If the media scared 50% of Americans into losing 10 pounds to reduce the risk from COVID, that would likely increase life expectancy for the whole country on average more than the virus reduces it.
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