@TRyanGregory This is so confusing to me as my personal experience with the 50 or so relatives and friends who have gotten it is that it was not a big deal and everyone is fine. I've not gotten it (that I know of) yet- not sure why as I've gotten somewhat less cautious. I've friends who are more cautious than I am who have gotten it- and, as I said, everyone I know personally (I have a huge family and circle of pals- most of them over 50) has done fine with it- most of them vaxxed (except for a couple of family members that got it early). I'm having trouble figuring out what to think anymore. It's perplexing!

@OldAndCranky @TRyanGregory you get a different picture reading the medical literature then just talking to people. A lot of the disabilities covid causes aren't visible - some, like vascular inflammation, aren't even perceptible without testing until they manifest as heart attack or stroke. And then people are ashamed to talk about them or don't even make the connection with that minor initial infection they had.

@ravenonthill @TRyanGregory I’m sure that’s true- but no one I know has shown up with anything out of the ordinary.

@OldAndCranky @TRyanGregory how would you know unless it's something major and visibly disabling?

@ravenonthill @TRyanGregory I don’t- but these are folks I’m in constant communication with - I’ve a huge family - no one has had any long term issues who got it since being vaccinated.

@OldAndCranky @TRyanGregory that is remarkable. The vaccine improves the odds, both of severe infection and long covid, but I'd expect at least a few long-term sequelae.

@ravenonthill @TRyanGregory Not that I know of- I mean, maybe a year or two from now someone will have some sort of effect that they wouldn't have it they hadn't gotten Covid, but how would we know?