One of my co-workers has been overly eager to get the vaxxes, racing out for each and every booster as and when they became available. Prior to that, she was always eager to go get the latest flu shot every fall. Other than an ongoing issue with asthma (and of course the steady cumulative weight gain associated with medications typically prescribed for that condition) her health was quite good, perhaps the best one could expect at the age of 63.

Last week she was found dead in her home, with no indication of the cause of death other than it appeared to have happened quite suddenly.