Flying the flag at half-mast has become meaningless.
Shame on us. We have lost a signal of respect and regret that had significant meaning—shame on us for electing and tolerating such nonsense.
Loss of meaning
What happened to ‘contact tracing?’
Histories of past epidemics show the importance of contact tracing.
But the subject has vanished from the public discussion and the media pays it no mind.
Maybe the media is not interested in solutions, only in the problems.