Do Not Treat This As Unserious

A friend whose writing many of you know is a nurse back East and had seen more COVID19 deaths of his patients since this started than the previous several years deaths combined. 

The good news is that I know a fair number of people now that have come through this.   A close relative lost his sense of smell and taste, and tested positive.   But other than a few days of malaise,  he has fully recovered.  Worst of all, he was scheduled to get vaccinated the day he lost his sense of taste.

My physical therapist and his family got it and recovered.   Even months later, however,  he is still easily fatigued.  He was a runner so this suggests that the long term effects are serious.

A student last semester and his whole family got it.  They were over it in a week.  "Like a bad flu."

Another acquaintance got it and said it was not as bad as flu.

Another acquaintance will be on oxygen for the rest of his life.  The lung damage was substantial. 

For many people this is a few days of misery.  For some it is a life changing (and not for the better) experience.   For a few percent this is a slow and unpleasant death by asphyxiation. 

Stay masked in public.  The published work shows it reduces risk of infection. The sooner we get past this, the sooner the Fascists will lose their excuses to oppress us.

Article of faith: Fauci blamed masks for flu deaths in 1918.  Here is the paper.  There is no mention of masks.