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New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2023
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Eh.... Nah. I don't think you're going to see a lot of mask wearing in the US again. If they want to roll out another vaccine I'll take it, but the masks are a pain in the ass and no one likes them.
No surprise. Land of the free... but also the land of the inconsiderate, and also perhaps selfish.
I'm starting to realize that the terminally online have just migrated to Lemmy. Who's being selfish or inconsiderate? You're forcing me to wear a thing on my face because you or someone else MIGHT get sick from a disease they will most likely survive, if not just shake off with zero consequences in a week like the common cold.
I did my part by getting vaccinated so I don't add to the number of people who'll go to the hospital. If things get really hairy I'll wear a mask, but it's really just for show. I don't believe that it'll do much to protect me from getting sick or potentially spreading the virus.
At least 15 percent of people end up with long covid. And that's the ones who go to the doctor with it. Last Christmas everyone I talked to "didn't have long covid, but..." They could no longer do anything without getting out of breath. Or they kept forgetting things. Or they could only clean the house for 10 minutes when they used to be able to clean all day.
And then there's the diabetes, autoimmune disease, heart disease, dementia... All things you can end up with thanks to covid. And none of this is rare.
....15% of everyone who gets covid gets long covid? I'd like a link to this.