dying from covid if you do get infected, but with the rest as is true with the unvaccinated population, age and medical comorbidiies make things worse. with his age and other medical issues, he was profoundly vulnerable in the case of infection and ultimately he did not survive it. by now you ve heard the national firsts. he was chair of the joint chiefs of staff. secretary of state to george w. bush. left government office in 2004. the pulitzer prize-winning columnist eugene robinson wrote, colin powell knew how his o ed