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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When they stop coming up with situations like this. It really is such a small thing for me to do to avoid possible terrible outcomes. I also floss and exercise 40 minutes a day.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/02/21/covid-cardiac-issues-longterm/[/quote]

I can't get through the paywall but it appears it is about someone (possibly multiple someones) experiencing something like afib post-covid? What is the likelihood of this?

I wouldn't argue against anyone choosing to wear a mask-- some of my friends and family members are high-risk and will be wearing them during flu season forevermore, even if covid disappears, just because they've gotten accustomed to them and consider them a simple intervention-- but I do think the specter of longterm cardiac issues, while real, is being exaggerated. I know a lot of people who had covid, including at least 10 in my own extended family of all ages, including before the vaccines were available, and none are suffering from long-term issues. (In fact, the only person I know who has afib is a nurse who developed it immediately after getting the Pfizer vaccine. To me, arguing for permanent masking because covid could cause cardiac issues is like arguing against vaccines because they can cause cardiac issues-- both take very rare events, find multiple people who have suffered them to bolster their arguments and make them seem likelier, and deny the benefits of doing the thing they oppose. And yes, there are definitely benefits to not masking, even if you decide they don't outweigh the risks on a personal level.)[/quote]

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