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g00fyg00ber741 t1_j2zlyb1 wrote

I wonder if this will one day affect the majority of the population. 25% in 3 years is really a significant amount of infected to have long covid. And the virus will continue to infect millions and millions more. There’s no more efforts like masking or isolation time or anything, and many aren’t updated on their vaccines or have never had one.

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[deleted] t1_j308cn6 wrote

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jeswesky t1_j30l38g wrote

I’m vaccinated and boosted but haven’t worn a mask regularly in about a year. I still have never had Covid despite being exposed to it multiple times. Then I have a friend that is vaccinated, boosted, and masks regularly that ended up in the icu with COVID.

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g00fyg00ber741 t1_j30gzdi wrote

Yeah, it’s unfortunate that even when vaccinated and boosted and masked, others who aren’t those things can still choose to spread it to us. I got Covid just a few weeks after a booster shot a year ago because my coworkers and the customers rarely masked or didn’t have up to date vaccinations. Just basing that off the reported numbers. It sucks. And now we might have permanent or long term health issues because of other peoples’ carelessness when it comes to infectious disease. I’m just glad I’m not immunocompromised or have some serious physical disability, otherwise I could potentially be a hell of a lot worse

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TotalWarspammer t1_j30hloy wrote

At least the vaccine you took lessens the seriousness of the infection and reduces risk of hospitilization.

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g00fyg00ber741 t1_j30hwj1 wrote

Yeah. It’s not enough comfort though considering there’s still a 1 in 5 chance I’ll get long covid and it gets more likely with each reinfection

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idickbutts t1_j314dcs wrote

You need to accept some responsibility in your life.

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mindfu t1_j32f6sx wrote

If I understand your comment right, how is the person you're responding to not accepting responsibility?

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g00fyg00ber741 t1_j32u0e8 wrote

By masking and vaccinating to the best of my ability I guess ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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mindfu t1_j32xxhm wrote

Thank you, it didn't make any sense to me either :-) I'm here scratching my head

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fairywizard_lady t1_j30pf28 wrote

Obviously that's not working. So why are we doing any of this?

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[deleted] t1_j30ys32 wrote

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - 1984

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soldiergeneal t1_j30r0nd wrote

Long Covid to best of my knowledge really only lasts a few months. Exceptions outside of that are way less

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PennName47 t1_j3284p3 wrote

That doesn’t sound accurate. I’ve seen a lot of studies that have shown persistence several months later, and of course this is ongoing because the disease is still “new”.

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soldiergeneal t1_j32aeea wrote

>several months later

Yes that's what I am talking about a few months. Maybe you took offense at me using few instead of several? Just did a quick search of long Covid recently and the amount of months it lasts is longer than I last checked a while ago.

For long Covid I am mainly talking about debilitating conditions like brain fog, cognitive decline, severe fatigue, etc. That being said sounds like I need to look at more recent data. I like to look stuff up then not look up for a while, which doesn't work for new stuff as well I guess.

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Killemojoy t1_j349k69 wrote

But that's not, NOT a big deal. When employers think illness already is a madeup excuse to not work, what happens when you're underperforming for months on end?

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soldiergeneal t1_j34gu0i wrote

>But that's not, NOT a big deal. When employers think illness already is a madeup excuse to not work, what happens when you're underperforming for months on end?

Doesn't change anything. Companies will get rid of you for bs excuse regardless of illness. They only care about performance and output.

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