I know I need to be more serious than I've been about masking up. I have cardio issues ("significant" aortic stenosis -- valve replacement in my near future) that makes me a target for serious side effects from COVID. I've had all my shots and boosters, but that's no excuse to be sloppy. The vaccines tamp down the worst of the virus, but they provide little or no protection against long COVID.
My 92 year old mother recently survived COVID, and she's immunocompromised! She seems to have recovered but was already suffering from heart failure. Probably didn't do her already failing heart a lot of good.
I wear a mask when going to an indoor event or the grocery store. I suffer from chronic sinus problems and years of colds and the resulting sinus infections have left me with hearing loss in one ear.
I don't want to find out what COVID might do to my hearing. I'm vaccinated and double boosted. I also just got my yearly flu shot.
I know I need to be more serious than I've been about masking up. I have cardio issues ("significant" aortic stenosis -- valve replacement in my near future) that makes me a target for serious side effects from COVID. I've had all my shots and boosters, but that's no excuse to be sloppy. The vaccines tamp down the worst of the virus, but they provide little or no protection against long COVID.
My 92 year old mother recently survived COVID, and she's immunocompromised! She seems to have recovered but was already suffering from heart failure. Probably didn't do her already failing heart a lot of good.
I wear a mask when going to an indoor event or the grocery store. I suffer from chronic sinus problems and years of colds and the resulting sinus infections have left me with hearing loss in one ear.
I don't want to find out what COVID might do to my hearing. I'm vaccinated and double boosted. I also just got my yearly flu shot.