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Commentary 3 - Not Numbers but Real People

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NOT NUMBERS BUT REAL PEOPLE (Posting of 16 December 2020)   As of yesterday, in just over 12 months, the numbers are for COVID -  Global confirmed cases: 72,912,822; total deaths: 1,622,654 (2.2%); total recovered: 41,331,840 (56.7%) 3 different vaccines being administered with discriminations over 6 countries Incredible numbers indeed, but it must never be overlooked that they are real people with real families.  Incompetent and Corrupt Leadership has played with their lives by tactics ranging from ignoring the problem, ignoring the science, ignoring the medical/hospital needs, ignoring the containment responsibilities, ignoring the need for International co-operation, and trying to justify the ignorance with concern for the hip pocket. The same type of "Leadership" continues into 2021 with an almost "religious" belief in the cure-all vaccines, the cure-all infrastructure spending, and the reinforced protection of the haves by letting the have-nots "eat cake&q