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Ms. Toad

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5. Less deadly does not inherently mean less dangerous - or a de minimus impact on your life.

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Mon Nov 29, 2021, 11:33 AM

Nov 2021

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More than half of individuals with COVID report long COVID (symptoms lasting more than 6 months after the infection cleared (fatigue, mental health disorders, neurological impairment, difficulty breathing, among others). And, frankly, it hasn't been around long enough to rule out serious long-term effects.

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S.African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have "very mild" symptoms [View all] marmar Nov 2021 OP

A couple of dozen patients...n/t OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2021 #1

David Leonhardt, the NYT Covid maven, makes the point Tomconroy Nov 2021 #2

THIS!!!! FalloutShelter Nov 2021 #3

Less deadly does not inherently mean less dangerous - or a de minimus impact on your life. Ms. Toad Nov 2021 #5

I put up an NPR article about long Covid a few days ago. I recommend it Tomconroy Nov 2021 #10

That provides little comfort to the 50% of those who know they were infected Ms. Toad Nov 2021 #13

Actual info on long Covid: Tomconroy Nov 2021 #14

That NYT article is good. StarryNite Nov 2021 #6

One can only hope Zambero Nov 2021 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2021 #9

Not very relevant. Disaffected Nov 2021 #12

This anecdotal evidence is useful Johnny2X2X Nov 2021 #4

If this holds up, that is the best news since the beginning of the pandemic. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #8

We'll see. But when I read in the NYT Sunday some maven Tomconroy Nov 2021 #11