Along with the usual pumpkins and creepy characters, one house has decided to draw inspiration from real life, referencing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus, which was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, disrupted livelihoods, changed the fabric of society, and claimed millions of lives around the world.

In response, lockdowns, quarantines, vaccines and various health safety measures, such as masks and social distancing, were introduced.

In the U.S., a fierce debate raged among those who were for and against vaccination, as various industries, including in healthcare and federal employees, required jabs to work.

The death toll in America remains highest among the unvaccinated, with weekly statistics from Our World in Data, for July 30, showing the death rate from COVID-19 at 7.73 per 100,000 people.

The next highest group was those who have had their primary vaccination and one booster, with the data rate at 1.38 per 100,000.

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in January, stated that between April 4 and December 25, 2021, there was “a total of 6,812,040 COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated persons and 2,866,517 cases among fully vaccinated persons” over the age of 18.

While there were 94,640 COVID-associated deaths among unvaccinated people, reported by December 4, compared to 22,567 fully vaccinated persons.

Seemingly referencing the high death toll among those who weren’t jabbed, one Halloween-themed yard decoration features a gravestone, with a hand-drawn coronavirus particle.

“I did my own research,” it says, with a partial skeleton, and a skull and crossbones in the foreground.

The image went viral after being shared to Twitter earlier this week, amassing more than 250,000 likes.

The poster, based in Atlanta, Georgia, captioned the tweet: “A lot of my neighbors work for the CDC or the Emory hospital system—needless to say, Halloween lawn decoration season around here really rules.”

Misinformation surrounding coronavirus, and treatments, was widespread during the pandemic, forcing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue warnings over hoax cures.

“Some people and companies are trying to profit from this pandemic by selling unproven and illegally marketed products that make false claims, such as being effective against the coronavirus,” a statement said.

Foods, dietary supplements, drugs intended for animals, as well as products claiming to be drugs, vaccines, tests and medical devices were touted as being beneficial in the fight against COVID-19.

Some fraudulent items included “teas, essential oils, tinctures, and colloidal silver,” the FDA noted.

The chart below, provided by Statista, shows deaths from COVID-19.

However, rather than criticizing the unvaccinated, as the gravestone’s meaning could be interpreted, people largely took aim at the CDC in the comments.

“Unfortunately, because of no mask mandates, other irresponsible lax public policies, and no lockdowns, ‘I did my research’ can easily read ‘I was vaxed but too many people were unmasked, and it killed me’,” @squirrelpalooza wrote.

Sarah asked: “Can you ask your CDC neighbors to please actually do anything helpful for public health?”

Youknowwhodat commented: “That tombstone could have easily said ‘following cdc guidelines’.”

“It’s interesting that your neighbors are making fun of dead people, as if over a million people didn’t die under the leadership of the CDC,” @cliftonaduncan said.

While Evan added: “This is a tough look as many died from this after taking all the precautions. Might as well have Halloween decorations about people dying from cancer if folks think this is a good message to send.”

The CDC has faced criticism over its official guidance, as it updated the regulations regarding testing, isolation and quarantine.

In 2020 it reversed guidance stating people who had been exposed to an infected person, and did not show any symptoms, did “not necessarily need a test.”

They later issued a “clarification,” saying those without symptoms who have been in close contact with someone testing positive did “need a test,” CNBC reported.

Last December, the CDC shortened the recommended isolation period for people testing positive for coronavirus, from 10 days to 5, followed by a further 5 days of mask-wearing, if they’re asymptomatic or symptoms are resolving.

“For people who are unvaccinated or are more than six months out from their second mRNA dose (or more than 2 months after the J&J vaccine) and not yet boosted, CDC now recommends quarantine for 5 days followed by strict mask use for an additional 5 days,” the guidance said.

The move was criticized by some, with Dr. Gerald E. Harmon, then president of the American Medical Association saying in January: “The new recommendations on quarantine and isolation are not only confusing, but are risking further spread of the virus…

“According to the CDC’s own rationale for shortened isolation periods for the general public, an estimated 31 percent of people remain infectious 5 days after a positive COVID-19 test.

“With hundreds of thousands of new cases daily and more than a million positive reported cases on January 3, tens of thousands—potentially hundreds of thousands of people—could return to work and school infectious if they follow the CDC’s new guidance on ending isolation after five days without a negative test.”

While in August the CDC ended the recommendation that all persons exposed to the virus quarantine, regardless of vaccination status.

“In light of high population levels of anti–SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence (7,16), and to limit social and economic impacts, quarantine of exposed persons is no longer recommended, regardless of vaccination status,” a release said.

Newsweek reached out to the CDC and Emory Healthcare for comment.