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Beyond the numbers: The impact of one million U.S. COVID deaths

One million U.S. deaths have been recorded due to Covid-19. Scientific American senior editor Josh Fischman joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss the after-effects of such an enormous death toll, including financial repercussions, effects on children and the new strain on social safety nets. His article is “What One Million COVID Dead Mean for the U.S.’s Future.”