@Pat
I think you're forgetting that people generally suck. The media doesn't report covid like it used too because people are tired of it, so it doesn't generate as much ad revenue. The amount of people recovering from covid is way higher than the mortality rate. I would think the healthcare industries stock skyrocketing keeps their lobbyists moderating the issue with the government. It also doesn't help when trusted sources of data like "Johns Hopkins University", classify someone whose parachute fails to open while skydiving but found covid positive during autopsy as a "covid death". Even the people that don't suck start getting confused on who to trust.
With all of that going on and as pessimistic as I can be, I hope you have a great week Pat. You seen like a good person, I hope good things come your way.