“Even when we thought we did everything right, we still got it,” their son said.
Source: A Chicago couple died of Covid-19 after one at-home haircut – CNN
Sure, it’s the fake news media generating fear, and clicks, and views. Sure, they were old. But if the details in this story are true, this is concerning. And we’re just learning (todayish, 2020-12-29), the more transmissible(?) but hopefully not more deadly variations, is in the US. And Canada as of last week.
Also read today of the very very low US effort at genomic tracing, so what is really going on down there? Recall the great read about what UK gene tracing showed (in short, most strains came from EU, not China/Asian, and it was many individuals bringing it it, not one or two super-spreaders).
And remember: it’s all about layers. Like an onion. Or an ogre.
