“Won’t We All Get COVID, Eventually?” asked my friend
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A friend asked me if I believed everyone would get COVID.
I said yes.
So he asked why he couldn’t just stop wearing his mask & go ahead & get it over with.
His question was genuine.
Here’s what I said:
- Do you want to risk death?
COVID impacts everyone differently. Many high risk people survive. Many nondisabled people don’t.
There’s no guarantee you’ll be fine.
2. Do you want to risk permanent or worsened disability?
50% or more of those who have “recovered” from COVID have long-term symptoms or new medical issues (lasting 6 months or more). Including vaccinated people who weren’t hospitalized.
3. Vaccinated people can spread COVID
Folks who spread COVID prolong the pandemic, which both creates & kills more disabled people.
Immunocompromised folks get sick more easily, so even if you’re vaccinated & give us COVID, we could die. …Many of us can’t “just stay home.”
4. Antibodies aren’t all that
Gaining antibodies from a COVID infection doesn’t make you protected (that’s why people who’ve had COVID still need…
