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In April 2020, Marissa Langevin’s cousin’s grandfather died of covid-19. For the 25-year-old living in Boston, that was a serious wake-up call.
“That set a really sobering tone for all of us,” she says, recalling a socially distanced funeral and how the loss sent a jolt through the family. Langevin, a marketing specialist who works in senior care, continued to see the effects.
It was difficult, she says, “having to take calls from [clients], who are like, ‘My mom’s not doing well and I can’t see her. . What’s going on?” she says. It led Langevin to take public health guidance seriously, she says, staying at home with her family and avoiding all contact with others.