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M.W., 22, a student in Wayne, PA

“For a lot of us, it is not the same unimaginable grief felt by those who have lost loved ones to this pandemic. But it is grief nonetheless—a kind of hollow emptiness”

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M.D., 19, a pre-med student in Long Grove, IL

“Having talked to my mom about how things are going in the hospital, I feel like it’s really surprising how fragile human health is, and it’s like an extra factor in the fear of the unknown. It shows you how much government itself values life and how problematic the healthcare system can be. Underlying issues with healthcare and government are more apparent, but perhaps with how some Americans have been responding, these issues are much, much more. America will do the most to try and stop a problem, but it’ll work harder to make sure there’s something to blame for it.”

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K.B., 52, a homemaker in Seoul, South Korea

“언제든지 어떤 방법으로던 우리에게 또다시 다가 올 이런 재해들이 인간들을 어떻게 변화하게 만들고 적응하게 만들지 긍정적인면보다 많은 부분 불안할 뿐이다.”

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