I suspect people just want it to be over, but on fedi, @augieray@mastodon.social just posted:
You get flu once every 8-10 years.
Most people get #COVID19 more than once a year.
It seems like a terrible idea for a virus that we KNOW:
And then there was a list of links. Here are some of them, with quotes:
Damages brains:
When people first become sick from the virus, they may develop encephalitis — inflammation of the brain — causing confusion, difficulty concentrating, and memory problems. COVID also can trigger the onset of new psychological disorders such as severe depression or anxiety. It can even cause people to become psychotic — to see and hear things that aren't there and to believe things that aren't true. It often damages the brain's autonomic nervous system, leading to abnormalities in heart rate and blood pressure. – Does COVID-19 damage the brain?
Does COVID-19 damage the brain?
Damages hearts:
For up to a year after a case of COVID-19, people may be at increased risk of developing a new heart-related problem, anything from blood clots and irregular heartbeats to a heart attack –- even if they initially seem to recover just fine. … Based on those findings, Al-Aly estimated 4 of every 100 people need care for some kind of heart-related symptom in the year after recovering from COVID-19. – COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help
COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help
Causes diabetes:
The researchers found that the children who had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were twice as likely to develop islet autoantibodies as those who hadn’t been infected. Children who caught covid-19 before they were 18 months old had a 5 to 10 times higher risk of developing the autoantibodies – making them the most at-risk group. – Covid-19 linked to elevated risk of type 1 diabetes in young children → referring to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Development of Islet Autoimmunity in Early Childhood in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Covid-19 linked to elevated risk of type 1 diabetes in young children
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Development of Islet Autoimmunity in Early Childhood
Causes long-term alterations in your body’s immune response:
Severe COVID-19 infection triggers changes that affect gene expression in immune system stem cells, causing long-lasting alterations in the body’s immune response … The finding could help explain symptoms of prolonged inflammation and “long COVID” in people who have had the disease. – Severe COVID-19 Can Alter Long-term Immune System Response → referring to Epigenetic memory of coronavirus infection in innate immune cells and their progenitors, in Cell
Severe COVID-19 Can Alter Long-term Immune System Response
Epigenetic memory of coronavirus infection in innate immune cells and their progenitors
May encourage cancer:
The most recent ACS annual report on cancer statistics, which typically offers breakdowns by cancer type, does not reflect data from years of the pandemic. However, a December 2022 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that from 2018 to 2021, the annual number of cancer deaths increased 4.7%, after a long period of declining cancer mortality. – Kashyap Patel, MD, Sees Link Between COVID-19 and Cancer Progression, Calls for More Biomarker Testing → referring to COVID-19 and Other Underlying Causes of Cancer Deaths — United States, January 2018–July 2022
COVID-19 and Other Underlying Causes of Cancer Deaths — United States, January 2018–July 2022
Causes disability:
Cumulatively, at two years, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 contributed 80 and 643 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) among every 1,000 individuals among non-hospitalized and hospitalized individuals, respectively; 25% and 21% of the cumulative two-year DALYs in non-hospitalized and hospitalized individuals were from the subsequent follow-up year. – Insights into COVID-19's aftermath: 2-year study examines lasting health effects → referring to Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 at 2 years
Insights into COVID-19's aftermath: 2-year study examines lasting health effects
Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 at 2 years
Maybe also a good time link to my COVID-19 Bookmarks.
#Corona