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Having one or both parents spend the rest of their lives suffering from a chronic illness isn't exactly great for kids either.

by rcpt 6y ago

standardUser 6y ago
"Rest of their lives" is a pretty bold and, frankly, made-up thing to say about an illness that has barely existed for a year.
- heavyset_go 6y ago
  If that bothers you, replace it with "Having one or both parents spend the rest of their children's lives in graves isn't exactly great for kids either." > frankly, made-up thing The CDC disagrees with your opinion. From the CDC's "Long-Term Effects of COVID-19" article[1]: > The most commonly reported long-term symptoms include: > Fatigue, Shortness of breath, Cough, Joint pain, Chest pain > Other reported long-term symptoms include: > Difficulty with thinking and concentration (sometimes referred to as “brain fog”), Depression, Muscle pain, Headache, Intermittent fever, Fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations) > More serious long-term complications appear to be less common but have been reported. These have been noted to affect different organ systems in the body. These include: > Cardiovascular: inflammation of the heart muscle > Respiratory: lung function abnormalities > Renal: acute kidney injury > Dermatologic: rash, hair loss > Neurological: smell and taste problems, sleep issues, difficulty with concentration, memory problems > Psychiatric: depression, anxiety, changes in mood [1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects....
  - standardUser 6y ago
    Much like it is literally impossible to prove antibodies for COVID-19 last for greater than a year, because the illness has not been around long enough to prove such a thing, it is also impossible to prove COVID-19 symptoms can last greater than a year.
    - rcpt 6y ago
      Large fractions of people sick with SARS 1 in 2003 are still dealing with it.
  - rimliu 6y ago
    And how all of this compares to any other bacterial or virus infection?
boatsie 6y ago
Agree, but what about something like obesity? The lengths to which we will try to stop covid compared to stopping obesity is sad to me.

Having one or both parents spend the rest of their lives suffering from a chronic illness isn't exactly great for kids either.

by rcpt 6y ago

Having one or both parents spend the rest of their lives suffering from a chronic illness isn't exactly great for kids either.

standardUser 6y ago

"Rest of their lives" is a pretty bold and, frankly, made-up thing to say about an illness that has barely existed for a year.

heavyset_go 6y ago
If that bothers you, replace it with "Having one or both parents spend the rest of their children's lives in graves isn't exactly great for kids either." > frankly, made-up thing The CDC disagrees with your opinion. From the CDC's "Long-Term Effects of COVID-19" article[1]: > The most commonly reported long-term symptoms include: > Fatigue, Shortness of breath, Cough, Joint pain, Chest pain > Other reported long-term symptoms include: > Difficulty with thinking and concentration (sometimes referred to as “brain fog”), Depression, Muscle pain, Headache, Intermittent fever, Fast-beating or pounding heart (also known as heart palpitations) > More serious long-term complications appear to be less common but have been reported. These have been noted to affect different organ systems in the body. These include: > Cardiovascular: inflammation of the heart muscle > Respiratory: lung function abnormalities > Renal: acute kidney injury > Dermatologic: rash, hair loss > Neurological: smell and taste problems, sleep issues, difficulty with concentration, memory problems > Psychiatric: depression, anxiety, changes in mood [1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects....
- standardUser 6y ago
  Much like it is literally impossible to prove antibodies for COVID-19 last for greater than a year, because the illness has not been around long enough to prove such a thing, it is also impossible to prove COVID-19 symptoms can last greater than a year.
  - rcpt 6y ago
    Large fractions of people sick with SARS 1 in 2003 are still dealing with it.
- rimliu 6y ago
  And how all of this compares to any other bacterial or virus infection?

boatsie 6y ago

Agree, but what about something like obesity? The lengths to which we will try to stop covid compared to stopping obesity is sad to me.