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A 33-year-old firefighter

artappraiser — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:41:21 +0000

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A 33-year-old firefighter killed by COVID. Those kids. So sad. https://t.co/6N6KgSvLFv
— Tom Matzzie (@tommatzzie) October 14, 2020

A $52,112 Helicopter Ride:

artappraiser — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 15:05:19 +0000

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A $52,112 Helicopter Ride: Coronavirus Patients Battle Surprise Medical Bills

Congress almost banned surprise medical bills last year.

The plan fell apart at the eleventh hour.

Now coronavirus patients are paying the price — in the form of $52,000 air ambulance bills.

New from me: https://t.co/ipKJNfpK0u
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) October 13, 2020

A different but powerful

artappraiser — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 20:14:41 +0000

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A different but powerful personal narrative piece from WaPo's Voices of the Pandemic series

"What are we so afraid of?’ Tony Green, on dismissing, denying, contracting and spreading the coronavirus"

This passage a former coronavirus denier who once called it a hoax and a “scamdemic” is so rich.

As an epidemiologist, I’ve seen how people deny risk until faced with it—need to see it to believe it. Distrust / denial of public health is so sad. #COVID19 https://t.co/WyrajhrgVY pic.twitter.com/v6Wgi4SidM
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 12, 2020