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I& #39;ve said this before but let me clear: to judge the risk of COVID-19 solely by the mortality rate is, at this point, a form of willful ignorance. The long-term affects of covid on the lungs is still unknown--but first cuts of the data show that they could be significant 1/-
Permanent lung damage, inflammatory syndromes, and damage to the heart are all things we& #39;ve seen in people "post" COVID. These are effects that may frankly be more of a risk to young people and children who are more likely to survive. 2/-
Imagine willfully sending your child back to school to contract a virus that gives them a permanent heart condition.
Imagine having to tell that young person that they& #39;ll live the rest of their lives navigating a chronic condition because you wanted to go to Olive Garden. 3/-
Imagine having to tell that young person that they& #39;ll live the rest of their lives navigating a chronic condition because you wanted to go to Olive Garden. 3/-
And that& #39;s before we get into the system level issues. Hospital surge and ICU depletion is real and only takes about 150-200 serious cases to overwhelm systems in most jurisdictions.
For every ICU bed that& #39;s full that& #39;s a person who can& #39;t have a serious accident or illness 4/-
For every ICU bed that& #39;s full that& #39;s a person who can& #39;t have a serious accident or illness 4/-
When you fuck up in your tool shed and give yourself a raging staph infection off a dirty nail and die because the ICU beds were full and no one could stabilize you your death won& #39;t be recorded as COVID related--but it will be. 5/-
