I did my normal grocery shopping at 6:00 AM on Sunday this week, instead of Monday. The store was half-staffed, yet I noticed some of the employees were back to wearing masks. Out of maybe 5 or 6 shoppers at that time, three of us wore masks. The last time I was in there, I was the only person wearing a mask.
1 in 8 U.S. deaths from 2020 to 2021 came from COVID-19 – leaving millions of relatives reeling from distinctly difficult grief
Published: July 11, 2022 8.29am EDT
https://theconversation.com/1-in-8-u-s-deaths-from-2020-to-2…
COVID-19 was the third-most-common cause of death between March 2020 and October 2021 in the U.S., behind only heart disease and cancer, according to a recent study.
Older adults face the greatest risk of dying from COVID-19, but infection with the coronavirus remains a serious risk for younger people, too. In 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in adults aged 45 to 54, the second leading cause for adults aged 35 to 44 and the fourth leading cause for those aged 15 to 34.
As sociologists who study population health, we have been assessing how losing a loved one to COVID-19 has affected people’s well-being. Our research shows that more than 9 million people have lost a close relative to COVID-19 in the U.S. This dramatic rise in bereavement is troubling because our research finds that COVID-19 bereavement not only increases people’s risk of depression, but can make them uniquely vulnerable to mental distress.