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Covid: It's That Bad (www.okdoomer.io)
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[–] JoumanaKayrouz@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago

It's not a one-time risk, either. You face these odds every single time you catch the disease. Your risk accumulates. According to a groundbreaking Statistics Canada report, you're almost three times more likely to develop Long Covid after your third infection. The more times you catch Covid, the more likely you are to come down with a debilitating chronic illness.