When you see “Dies Suddenly” in a headline these days, the editor is telling you, this is a vexxationation death, and I like it.
Might be a style point from the New York Times to use the phrase “died suddenly”. Can’t mention vaccination, can’t hint at suicide or OD.
Will be interesting if they change to a variety of phrases - passed quietly, expired for unknown reasons, taken too soon - to delay people’s recognition of the extraordinary coincidence here.
Or they’ll pivot to blaming Trump.