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[โ€“] DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We aren't focusing on the thousands of people dying from malaria or the common flu either. Once something is routine it is no longer "news".

[โ€“] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago

Or all the people dying from just run of the mill diarrhea that kills a shitload of people

In 2021, around 1.2 million people died from diarrheal diseases.