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Not to diminish what has happened to you, but flu can cause long-term effects as well. Look up "long flu" or the CDC page on influenza. COVID is worse than infl
by gregjor 5y ago
Not to diminish what has happened to you, but flu can cause long-term effects as well. Look up "long flu" or the CDC page on influenza. COVID is worse than influenza in almost every way. We have learned to live with flu and its multiple annual variations. It still infects millions of Americans and kills thousands or tens of thousands every year.
- mikewarot 5y agoI suspect Long Covid will help raise awareness of long flu, and if we address both of them successfully, it could help improve the quality of life for many, and increase life expectancy for society as a whole.
- gregjor 5y agoAs an American approaching Medicare age with conditions that have long histories of "raising awareness" I don't have a lot of confidence. A less dysfunctional health care system and some actual treatments will do a lot more than awareness. Many of the symptoms of long flu -- bacterial infections, pneumonia, ear infections -- are things we have treatments for, but don't make easily available to people who can't afford insurance or medical care. I think Americans are mostly aware that our health care system fails a large portion of the population, so focusing on individual conditions seems somewhat futile.