FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

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32. What about Long COVID? What about newer more deadly strains?

This is nuts. My co-worker's healthy, long-distance runner spouse, in her early 40s, couldn't even stand up to take a shower MONTHS after she survived a bout with COVID (pre-vaccine).

My 50-ish (Trumper) neighbor had to be airlifted to a hospital that had an ECMO machine. He and his wife would hold backyard parties to prove what a "nothing burger" COVID was and how all the "libs" were behaving hysterically. Then they both got sick, and the husband almost died.

Finally, a very good friend of mine, healthy and in her 40s, died from COVID. Tragically, this was after the COVID-19 vaccine was available. She was not anti-vax, but she was scared of the COVID-19 vaccine due to all the misinformation. Her entire family received the COVID-19 vaccine (husband and 3 kids), and they were trying to help her overcome her fears and get vaccinated. Then she contracted COVID and went downhill so fast it was scary. Last text with her was when she was in the ICU, "I'm fine, they are just trying to get this cough under control". She died the next day.

None of the 3 examples above would qualify for a COVID vaccine under the new FDA rules.

Let's hope they don't remove access to PAXLOVID.