Opinion

Stop Pretending COVID Isn’t Still a Serious Illness

IT’S STILL NOT A COLD

A 49-year-old former Navy SEAL tells The Daily Beast about how the coronavirus rocked him to his core, and being in top shape didn’t protect him from serious illness.

Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift
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Eleanor Clift

Eleanor Clift

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