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How talking about the coronavirus as an enemy combatant can backfire

  • Written by Tabitha Moses, MD/PhD Candidate, Wayne State University
imageBig, tough and strong is only helpful when you're fighting other people.Sergi Rodriguez Lopez/EyeEm via Getty Images

We see this war reflected in the language that gets used by politicians, policymakers, journalists and healthcare workers.

As the “invisible enemy” rolled in, entire economies halted as populations “sheltered in...

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