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Warnings Grow Against Dismissing COVID as a Mild Cold

Original: @ kitoconnell I can't say this strongly enough: If your doctor told you that # COVID is "just a light cold," GET A NEW D

Commenters are urging people to change doctors if told COVID-19 is 'just a light cold.' While many infections cause mild short-term symptoms, they argue evidence keeps mounting that the virus can cause long-term damage, including long COVID. The message reflects ongoing frustration with downplaying of the pandemic's lasting health effects and renewed calls for caution as infections continue.

Why now: Concern is resurfacing over doctors downplaying COVID's long-term health risks as infections continue.

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• @ kitoconnell I can't say this strongly enough: If your doctor told you that # COVID is "just a light cold," GET A NEW DOCTOR. While many do experience pretty mild short-term symptoms, the evidence that this virus does long-term damage continues to mount. This is why I never go… · BruceMirken@mas.to · 9

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