“So how long am I going to do this? Until indoor air is safe for all, until vaccines prevent transmission, until there’s a cure for long covid. Until I’m not risking my family’s future on a grocery run. The truth is that however immortal we feel, we are all just one infection away from a new life.”

Please read this key piece by Madeline Miller. The pandemic isn’t over until we can prevent Long COVID. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/09/madeline-miller-long-covid-post-pandemic/

Long covid has derailed my life. Make no mistake: It could yours, too.

No matter how immortal we feel, we are all — still — at risk of developing crushing, life-altering symptoms.

The Washington Post
@luckytran "Two of my friends went on to have strokes. A third developed diabetes, a fourth dementia. One died." hot damn.