Immunocompromised and underlying condition don't mean much without details. 42% of the US population is considered obese (myself included.) 75% overweight. We are not a healthy country (in many ways.)
Matthew Cortland (they)Why? "Underlying conditions" offers relief to a reader the coverage presumes is healthy. It works especially well because it is so vague. Without knowing the conditions these two lost souls had, readers can supply whatever medical history would make their deaths feel safely remote. 🧵