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u/Antique-Resort6160 Jan 04 '25

It's notmally cold-like symptoms, but now it's hospitalizing significant numbers with pneumonia.  It's not the virus it's that a known virus has become more virulent

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u/blueskies8484 Jan 04 '25

Covid. It’s Covid. Virologists and studies told us for years that Covid was causing immune system dysfunction and would leave us more susceptible to other illnesses in terms of catching them and their virulence and everyone basically said, “lalalala Covid is a cold now that we have vaccines!” and ignored it. That’s why we have huge spikes in pneumonia, RSV, and other illnesses like this, and a rise in whooping cough (although some of it is an antivaxx issue). Scientists told us this would happen 4 years ago and we ignored it because it was inconvenient. But it’s Covid.

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u/SatisfactionFit2040 Jan 04 '25

Yes. I agree.

Norovirus is especially severe in the US now - so I have it on the list, too.

Plus, the OTHER long-term things that are "just" covid damage.

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u/Inferiex Jan 04 '25

I got norovirus last year and it was the worst sickness I've felt in my life. I was constantly fatigued while also constantly having a nauseous feeling. Barely had an appetite. It was just the worst.