Don't Forget to Remember
99% Invisible
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How the COVID Crisis Exposed An Utter Inability for Americans to Collectively Agree
Americans struggle to collectively agree on basic facts surrounding the COVID pandemic, as evidenced by the prevalence of misinformation about the vaccines causing sudden deaths. This inability to agree poses a challenge for creating a national memorial for the pandemic, as a memorial ultimately requires a national consensus on the event's significance. The complexity of opinions and beliefs surrounding COVID is highlighted by the lack of awareness and varied responses to the idea of a national COVID Memorial Day, showing the difficulty in finding a unified interpretation of the pandemic's impact.
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