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Re:CCC Invites to the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in H... by mozman on Friday October 06, 2023 @09:57AM (#37790868)
It’s the new normal, the virus is here to stay. I’ve already had it like most people and I don’t think it’s a bad thing to give my immune system practice.
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Re:CCC Invites to the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in H... by kuschku on Friday October 06, 2023 @10:34AM (#37791334)
I got covid in november of 2022. I've had massive problems with my blood pressure and pulse and have been unable to smell ever since.

"Giving the immune system practice" doesn't apply to covid. Every single covid infection makes the immune system weaker.

Your suggestion is akin to saying condoms are unnecessary, everyone should just get HIV and we should just accept the new normal.

There's no easy way out of this pandemic, just like there was no easy way out of the HIV pandemic.

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Re:CCC Invites to the 37th Chaos Communication Congress in H... by mozman on Friday October 06, 2023 @10:39AM (#37791410)
As others have stated the pandemic is over and it’s now an endemic.

Everyone’s health situation is different, but I think comparing this to HIV is a bit of a stretch.

I do wish everyone has the choice to decide what works for themselves. In my case, I do just that and I don’t subject myself to anything I don’t want.

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