Shit's scary. We'll only find out the true damage over the next couple of decades. And people still give me looks when I mask up on public transport etc.

Just noticed that the thread is from last year…

But, considering how much we're still not heeding this fact a year later, perhaps just as well to keep the post up.

I'm thinking that COVID19 is and continues to be a mass disabling event. The silver lining may be that the medical establishment is finally recognizing that post viral syndromes are real. And they have started gathering data on the topic.

Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/06/long-covid-chronic-illness-disability/661285/

‘Concern is real’ about long Covid’s impact on Americans and disability claims, report says https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/06/long-covid-disability-national-academy-of-sciences/

Workers, employers struggle as Long COVID sidelines thousands of Wisconsinites https://journaltimes.com/news/local/workers-employers-struggle-as-long-covid-sidelines-thousands-of-wisconsinites/article_60c9ea7e-305c-11ed-af15-6bc3059de6fb.html

Recent Updates on COVID-19 Associated Strokes https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26331055241287730

Risk benefit analysis to evaluate risk of thromboembolic events after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-024-00960-7