When all is said and done, more Americans will have died of Covid this month than died in the entire Vietnam War.

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) January 27, 2022

The reason the Vietnam comparison came to mind is that during the Vietnam War, US deaths were reported daily, much the way Covid deaths are. So it’s striking to realize that the number of deaths that were reported over 8+ years in Vietnam are happening in 31 days right now.

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) January 27, 2022