- Top response to Reddit post: From “Rashpert - Physician - Pediatrics:

“In pediatrics, we saw a lot of combined illnesses this year, including flu and/or COVID and/or RSV with strep.” “We learned pretty late in the game that the measles virus could cause a sort of reset to the immune system, leading to a loss of previously gained immunities. There is some speculation that COVID might end up misbehaving in similar ways.”

@Brad If you compare the symptoms of Long Covid with the symptoms of 'getting old' you'll find they are remarkably similar. I suspect that those who contracted Covid will have a shorter lifespan as a result.
@Brad It may be that the common cold is also a corona virus killer which just takes longer to achieve the same result.