Covid might be over, but doesn’t stop my existential dread that was caused by it.
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lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 9 months agoOpinion: unless you or a loved on has some kind of immune system issue, COVID is pretty much over.
WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
That seems like a separate issue. I acknowledge your dread. It is important and should be addressed appropriately. I just don’t think the actual threat that COVID currently poses warrants such dread. You should be more afraid of heart disease, or car accidents, or something like that. Those things kill more people than COVID. Especially in 2023. It’s barely worse than the flu now. I was afraid of 2020 COVID. It’s not the same disease as it was then though.
Silverseren@kbin.social 9 months ago
4 people I know right now are home sick with the new strain of Covid.
lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
How are their symptoms though? Not bad right? By saying COVID is over I mean the now dangerous forms of it from 2020 and 2021 are gone. It’s barely worse than the flu at this point. I’m not saying people aren’t still getting it. It’s just mostly inconsequential.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Do you know how many people the flu killed in 1918?
lazyslacker@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
As we both know, the 1918 Spanish flu was unusually virulent, and back then we had no vaccines. Comparing to that flu would not give us useful data. It would be misleading. As you know, I meant today’s flu.
Today@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I work in schools. It’s like a wildfire right now.
WtfEvenIsExistence@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Maybe the person live in a different country 🤷♂️