- I thought we might learn of COVID's impact on cancer risks more quickly, but this takes a lot of time and study to understand.

- I had no idea when I started of the breadth of harm COVID might cause. My spreadsheet has tabs for cardiovascular, brain/neuro, cancer, immune, pregnancy, and other. I could've had tabs for pulmonary, fatigue, cognitive issues, psych issues, and reproductive system risks and filled those with dozens of studies. (They are all in the "other" category.)

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- I never thought I'd need a tab for pediatric studies, but there are several dozen of those that have been published. (Studies of COVID in kids are scattered in other tabs.)

- Reading this many studies makes it easier to be COVID cautious, but it's still not easy. I see my friends doing things I want to do and going places I want to go. They don't understand the risks they're accepting, but it sure looks like fun to pretend everything is normal.

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?usp=sharing

@3TomatoesShort @LoganFive @augieray well, I know about the risks. But I can't keep constantly reading about them (also my therapist advised against it), because I can't really avoid them. I have to send the kids to school (no home schooling options in Germany). They will get infected there.

It's like reading about horrible traffic accidents all day while your kids need to learn how to navigate traffic and ride their bikes anyway. Parents need to compartmentalize in order to keep sane.