![]() ![]() The effects on children may be the longest-lasting. These deaths have wide-ranging consequences. “This is definitely a huge marker in the way we will think about society moving forward-it will be that anchor event.” COVID has become the third leading cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease and cancer. “We will see the rippling effects of the pandemic on our society and the way it impacts individuals for generations,” says Nyesha Black, director of demographic research at the University of Alabama. These immense losses are shaping our country-how we live, work and love, how we play and pray and learn and grow. This toll is likely an undercount because there are more than 200,000 other excess deaths that go beyond typical mortality rates, caused in part by lingering effects of the disease and the strain of the pandemic. has now officially recorded one million confirmed deaths from COVID. “Your person who was supposed to be there for life-to have that tragically ripped away has been a huge, huge adjustment to make.”Īs of May 12, the U.S. “I don’t know that you ever get over it,” says Jackson, who lives in Charlotte, N.C. Even now she still turns to find Charlie, eager to share a joy or a disappointment, only to remember with a jolt that there is a missing space where he once was. Charlie was an Army veteran who served in Iraq during Desert Storm, and Laura finds herself returning to images of war and loss-to those who have lost a limb but still feel its phantom tingle, who unthinkingly reach for a glass of water or try to step out of bed before realizing what has been lost forever. He died of COVID early in the pandemic, on May 17, 2020, just weeks after the couple celebrated his 50th birthday. Laura Jackson feels the loss of her husband Charlie like she is missing a part of herself. Editor’s Note (5/12/22): This story was updated when the White House announced one million COVID deaths in the U.S. ![]()
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