To the anti-mask/covid-denying idiots that compare the pandemic to the flu..
and nearly every one of them lean right or are Trump supporters.
As of Today..
Covid-19 has killed 152,000 people in the US alone.
We are 5 months into this pandemic.
In recent years, the flu has killed 30,000-40,000 people per year in the US.
The US is on pace to see 375,000 - 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 this year.
Indicating..
Covid-19 is 8-10 times deadlier than the flu.
I've had Covid-19. My symptoms started March 22 and lasted until Apr 4. My worst symptoms were lung pain and very restricted breathing. I went into fully isolated quarantine for 37 days. 14 days after my symptoms cleared, I tested negative with a nasal swab test from a local health dept testing facility. I drove my car inside of this large city garage that was set up as a testing site. The nurses were dressed in full PPE and administered the swab through my car window.
I recovered but my lungs are scarred. My breathing capacity is less than 75% of what it was before my Covid illness.
My scarred lungs may never return to normal. My breathing is still restricted and may stay that way for the rest of my life. Medical professionals are unsure if lungs scarred by Covid will return to normal in the patients that have restricted breathing as a result of their illness.
Many who are symptomatic with Covid will experience the problem of restricted breathing after they recover from the illness. That problem can last a lifetime, we simply don't know if our lungs will ever fully heal.
The lungs of many of these patients are scarred to the point of being totally disabling.
Covid-19 is creating disability in many of those who showed symptoms ranging from mild to those who needed respirators.
To the idiots that attempt to downplay Covid-19's serious nature by calling it flu-like or comparing the pandemic to the flu..
Does the flu create disability compared to Covid-19?
Has the flu ever created a whole wave of people that may be disabled for life and will need disability assistance?
Trump has tried to compare the flu to Covid in the past. Many of his followers co-opt that lie.
Democrats need to campaign against Trump and the entire GOP on these issues.
Call them out with simple facts and stats. I'll close this rant with said stats..
Covid kills 8-10 times more people in the US than the flu.
Covid is creating an entire huge group of people who have been disabled from Covid.
The false narrative that Covid isn't serious is a major contributing factor in the recent Covid explosion in new cases.
Is the flu killing a 1000 people a day in the US? Covid is.
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I truly wish that your lungs will heal. We here listen to experiences like yours and we believe you and empathize. 
Welcome to DU! 
