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> It is ridiculous and baseless to compare it to obesity which is not causing any significant strain on the hospital system like COVID is.

Wrong[1][2][3][4]. I get that it may not be politically convenient for you, but let's not mince words: obesity is killing many more people than COVID ever did or ever will.

[1] https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en/essential-insights/obesity....

[2] https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111302...

[3] https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/123191/o...

[4] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/04/obesity-putt...




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