The scare quotes are unnecessary and disrespectful. Just because you don't have anyone in your network who notices long-term effects of Covid, doesn't mean it

The scare quotes are unnecessary and disrespectful. Just because you don't have anyone in your network who notices long-term effects of Covid, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The plural of anecdote is not data, and all that. Some counter-anecdotes: In my network, I know someone who is coming up on a year of disability due to long Covid. After their second infection, they just... never got better. Unloading a dishwasher takes too much energy. And I have a personal trainer friend who has told me that of their clients that have had Covid, nearly none of them have returned to their previous levels, even the ones who only had "mild" Covid infections. I'm very glad for your friends and acquaintances who were able to use this opportunity to pursue their dreams in some fashion, but they don't represent the totality of experience here, just because you haven't noticed any examples to the contrary.