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Omicron’s long COVID is a risk not worth taking

Norman Kleiman and Christine Kuryla

February 01, 2022

In the past month, more than 22 million new cases of omicron COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the U.S. You may have heard that in a new national poll, 70% of respondents agreed with the sentiment that “it’s time we accept that COVID is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives.” You have heard people you know say, “it’s just like a bad cold!” It’s not. And colds don’t pose significant risk for developing long-term serious health issues.

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