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So it happened.

I got COVID, probably omicron. As of today I am thankfully recovered and
wrapping up quarantine, but COVID was no joke. For a while I’ve noted the
term “mild” is misleading when the bar is hospitalization and death. Even
“mild” cases can result in long COVID, which includes a range of
conditions like cognitive impairment, postural-orthostatic tachycardia
syndrome (POTS), and chronic fatigue.

This isn’t to be a downer or induce fear, just a reminder that we need to
be careful — wear N95s in crowded indoor spaces like stores — and if you
do get it, it’s key to care for yourself and REST. The idea of forcing
people to work just five days after symptoms start is sociopathic and 100
percent informed by a culture that accepts sacrificing human lives for
profit margins as a fair trade. The good news is that we have an antidote:
community.

If you’ve noticed, much of the emphasis of media conversations on COVID
are individualistic: wear a mask, get vaccinated to protect yourself, go
back to work even with symptoms because you’re fine — and even if you’re
not. And while some of these recommendations are good — like getting a
vaccine and wearing masks where appropriate, the motivations for them
shouldn’t just be selfish. It should also be because we actually give a
damn about other people, like our disabled neighbors or our coworkers who
haven’t said (and shouldn’t feel obligated to say) that they’re
immunocompromised.

It’s truly bizarre to me that caring about other people is a polarizing
political stance, but my dad used to say that life makes you repeat
lessons until you learn them. And if there’s one lesson I think we as a
country are repeating until we learn, it’s that community and collective
good is our best shot through our greatest challenges — way more than
discorded acts of “rugged individualism” and the bootstrap propaganda
we’ve been spoon-fed since birth.

Individualism is inadequate for planetary forces like climate change or
global pandemics, and even less for societal ones like healthcare,
economic inequity and racism. But WE, as a collective, can confront them.
In a world of MEs, let’s build team WE. 💙

Anyways that’s enough for today, stay healthy and blessed and let’s keep
building.

Love & solidarity,

AOC

P.S. You can help ensure your health and safety, as well as that of
others, by getting yourself tested frequently. [ [link removed] ]You can order four free
COVID rapid antigen tests per household to be delivered to your home from
the USPS here (while supplies last).


 

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