Quoted from zaphX:I'm very sorry about this Daditude.
When people claim COVID is fake, or has a 99.99% survival rate, these stories are the ones I think of.
People I know have lost loved ones. I've had some friends get it and recover, but I've also had ones get "long haul" COVID and they are just not the same any more (mental fog etc.)
I'm really glad we're approaching the end of this mess due to amazing vaccine technology, and furious that people's selfishness and ignorance allowed us to lose so many lives.
Well said. It's very frustrating dealing with family members and friends who either believe the pandemic is fake or is overblown. Just over the past two weeks I've heard these new comments from friends and family...
"A mask really does more harm then good if you read about it"
"The numbers are inflated, hospitals get paid to report Covid deaths when people are not dying from it"
"My spouse had Covid and is fine" (making generalizations that it affects everyone the same...)