I wear a mask in places where I share air. Everybody should. We have no idea how bad long covid for people that have it in the coming years and decades.

The page is at the Mayo Clinic. I skipped the first half which is only “minor” stuff. I edited the text to create lists. Lists are very convenient and in this case petrifying. I noticed a few things.

• Where’s the info about what companies, businesses as well as local, state and federal governments could / should be doing? Oh, that’s right. They are free to do fuck all. We’re on our own.

• The very last sentence is creepy because it gives no reality check and it makes staying safe entirely the responcibility of the individual.

• The page hasn’t been updated since: Oct. 22, 2021.

COVID-19 (coronavirus): Long-term effects - Mayo Clinic

Organ damage caused by COVID-19

Although COVID-19 is seen as a disease that primarily affects the lungs, it can also damage many other organs, including…

• the heart

• the kidneys

• the brain

Organ damage may lead to health complications that linger after COVID-19 illness. In some people, lasting health effects may include…

• long-term breathing problems

• heart complications

• chronic kidney impairment

• stroke

• Guillain-Barre syndrome — a condition that causes temporary paralysis

Some adults and children experience…

• multisystem inflammatory syndrome after they have had COVID-19. In this condition, some organs and tissues become severely inflamed.

Blood clots and blood vessel problems

COVID-19 can make blood cells more likely to clump up and form clots. While large clots can cause heart attacks and strokes, much of the heart damage caused by COVID-19 is believed to stem from very small clots that block tiny blood vessels (capillaries) in the heart muscle.

Other parts of the body affected by blood clots include…

• the lungs

• legs

• liver

• kidneys

• COVID-19 can also weaken blood vessels and cause them to leak, which contributes to potentially long-lasting problems with the liver and kidneys.

Problems with mood and fatigue

• People who have severe symptoms of COVID-19 often have to be treated in a hospital’s intensive care unit, with mechanical assistance such as ventilators to breathe. Simply surviving this experience can make a person more likely to later develop post-traumatic stress syndrome, depression and anxiety.

• Because it’s difficult to predict long-term outcomes from the new COVID-19 virus, scientists are looking at the long-term effects seen in related viruses, such as the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

• Many people who have recovered from SARS have gone on to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, a complex disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that worsens with physical or mental activity, but doesn’t improve with rest. The same may be true for people who have had COVID-19.

Many long-term COVID-19 effects still unknown

Much is still unknown about how COVID-19 will affect people over time, but research is ongoing. Researchers recommend that doctors closely monitor people who have had COVID-19 to see how their organs are functioning after recovery.

Many large medical centers are opening specialized clinics to provide care for people who have persistent symptoms or related illnesses after they recover from COVID-19. Support groups are available as well.

It’s important to remember that most people who have COVID-19 recover quickly. But the potentially long-lasting problems from COVID-19 make it even more important to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by following precautions. Precautions include wearing masks, social distancing, avoiding crowds, getting a vaccine when available and keeping hands clean.

I do when I can but it’s absolutely unbearable to do so at work in the heat. Nobody does anymore other than the elderly or healthcare workers.

Indoors in public spaces: always an N95.

Yes. Of course. And I shave more often to make sure my N95 gets a good seal. That’s really been the only inconvenience.

But it’s worth it to get that “only badass with a red hat” feeing that all the chuds have been high on for a while.

Oh, you didn’t want to be the only one at the WaWa that still understands a respiratory disease? interesting. :stalin-pipe:

yeah