I understand the sentiment. But, the media hype anything they can. It brings in viewers and viewers = big $$.
That said, consider: Adjusted for population now vs. then, COVID has been knocking off Americans at faster rate on average than did WW2.
“hype”
Do you think all the Pfizer ads have anything to do with all the hype? Do we think their agenda is reporting the news when it’s actually ad revenue?