Colin Powell Dies from Covid Complications After Vaccination
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On Monday, former secretary of state and retired four-star general Colin Powell died from COVID-19 related complications. While left-leaning articles highlight that Powell was the first Black person to lead the State Department, right-leaning articles highlight that Powell’s death underscores the need for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots among older adults and high-risk populations.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Powell was the first Black person to lead the State Department. Powell was often the odd man out in an administration dominated by neoconservative ideologues.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that many Americans were shocked to learn of Powell’s death from COVID-19-related complications. Newly released data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shows fully vaccinated people 80 and older are almost as likely to die from a COVID-19 infection as unvaccinated people in their 50s and early 60s.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Powell’s death underscores the need for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots among older adults and high-risk populations. Powell was afflicted with other diseases, including Parkinson’s and the blood cancer multiple myeloma.
From the left
Colin L. Powell, former secretary of state and military leader, dies at 84
The Washington Post
From the center
Colin Powell was fully vaccinated, but he still died from COVID complications. How rare is that?
USA TODAY
From the right
Colin Powell dies of COVID-19 complications despite vaccine: Medical experts weigh in
Fox News