For older Americans, the pandemic still looms
As the country ignores Covid's festive blooms
While they hunker down low
With nowhere to go
The rest of America has abandoned its plumes

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/health/covid-pandemic-seniors.html

For Older Americans, the Pandemic Is Not Over

Seniors are increasingly left to protect themselves as the rest of the country abandons precautions: “Americans do not agree about the duty to protect others.”

The New York Times
@haikubot the younger generation ignore the toll multiple infections are taking on their bodies.