I just learned that a friend of more than 50 years, a brilliant doctor, has been struck with dementia and can no longer form sentences.
He barely survived Alpha covid back 2020.
Please, at a minimum get vaccinated, and consider wearing a respirator.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Risk of new-onset dementia following COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PubMed
This meta-analysis demonstrates a significant association between COVID-19 infection and increased risk of developing new-onset dementia, which underscores the need for cognitive monitoring and early intervention for COVID-19 survivors to address potential long-term neurological impacts.
![Most insurers have to cover shots recommended by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which evaluates and votes on vaccine use recommendations after the FDA approves or authorizes a vaccine.
However, earlier this year, a federal judge stayed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointments to the panel.
"I'm hopeful [insurers] will cover the vaccine because it makes sense for insurance companies to pay for it to prevent as many people from getting seriously ill," Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious diseases specialist and associate dean for regional campuses at the University of California, San Francisco, told ABC News.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ouhvkmqlxe75bnadjzbkxxwc/bafkreiea3xz5swodzjkwmyrsyjnblibz6k2phlzho6sptlrz6jkkpnswcy)
