Yeah. Supposedly your chances of getting long COVID are 20% each time. So you're playing Russian roulette with it, by not taking precautions. Not sure how to do the math on this... but with a 1/5 chance, you're more likely to end up with it than not by your third infection. And almost guaranteed to have it by the fifth.
There are a number of doctors that have been claiming it does particular damage to your immune system, so each time you get it as well, you're degrading your ability to fight not only COVID, but other diseases.
Anecdotally, I know 3 people that got it more recently, for the 2nd time each, and they all told me it was much worse, and they were shocked how bad they felt this time.
Just... don't get it. It doesn't give you long term immunity, that much is clear now. And it doesn't improve your chances of surviving. It's bad.
I've slacked a bit with mask wearing, but if I know I'm going to be in a grocery store for a long period of time, or something like that, I wear it.
This sucks,.
BTW - this isn't a partisan attack on anybody, but Biden has now managed it WORSE than Trump did. Unbelievable, but he didn't do shit to build on the momentum Trump handed him on vaccines, and his CDC director and other appointees keep promoting policies that are allowing it to spread. It's just unbelievable they let the mask mandate on airplanes go without a fight.