# Why hasn't the media rubbed our noses in COVID deaths? It might be the thing that saves us

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**Post date:** [December 4, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-media-rubbed-our-noses-in-covid-deaths-it-might-be-the-thing-that-saves-us/926555/145 "2020-12-04T16:53:54Z")

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When you say ‘this is worse than that’, what are you basing that on? Analysis you’ve done of hospital data?

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