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As a person with ADHD, I was about to argue that ADHD is not something that would, absent other health issues, qualify someone for something like Paxlovid. But
by WendyTheWillow 3y ago
As a person with ADHD, I was about to argue that ADHD is not something that would, absent other health issues, qualify someone for something like Paxlovid.
But your argument completely 180'd me. I've got a lifetime of tools to deal with my ADHD, but me from 10 years ago absolutely would have gotten COVID and not taken it seriously (item 12435346 on the list of shit I'd not be tracking well), which is precisely the kind of additional risk Paxlovid was made for.
I heard on a podcast that ADHD can sometimes reduce life expectancy by 13 years. Compared to obesity, which reduces lifespan by 10 years, and type I diabetes, which reduces lifespan by 3-4 years, it's a real disability that needs to be taken much more seriously than it currently is, IMO.