> The actual occurrence of Long Covid (which can also occur with influenza and other infections) is rare.
replyAgain, it's undercounted. Furthermore, LC is more comparable to AIDS than it is run of the mill influenza in the systems it affects and how. Also, note it took years of denial and lag before people finally acknowledged the long-term damage that AIDS caused. Except here it's not sexually transmitted but instead airborne year round.
Anyway, do you what want. I'm just pointing out most people have been misled, so they can't even make informed decisions. People with LC live with this regret.
Looking at credible sources, it appears that long covid occurs at rates around 1 in 20 to 1 in 30, which is high. It's rational for people who have elevated risk factors to avoid under-ventilated / unmasked gatherings.
replyAs many as 35% of infections develop into Long COVID, and people are getting infected on average once per year, so they face that risk repeatedly.
replyI can see why some people would still YOLO to Applebees, but many would reconsider if they knew the risk and what a Long COVID lifestyle looks like.