I know there’s “long COVID” and there’s the potential to overload our hospitals. Those are valid concerns.

But here’s why I don’t worry. Long term symptoms from COVID are rare. Immunization has helped keep many out of hospitals (but we can definitely do better on this front).

Lastly, I’ve got kids in daycare and I cannot count the times I’ve been sick - so much sicker than I ever was from COVID - from what Doctors will just say “it’s a virus”. If a viral infection can leave one with long term effects, then how many of those unnamed pathogens have the potential to leave me with long term effects? Did you know that there is research suggesting that being infected with influenza while pregnant might be a cause of schizophrenia for the child later in life? That’s fucked up!

There are a lot of unknown viruses out there just waiting to give you long term effects, but you have to live your life. Try not to worry about what you can’t control.

What will count as a news site? So obviously ones like Reuters, CBC, The Guardian will be blocked, but what about the disinformation bullshit sites like C0v1dHoAx-Chronicle dot net ? They were only “news” insofar as they could piggyback on reputable information and spread their bile.

I suspect only the fake news sites will wind up on Facebook, furthering the echo chamber of right wing disinformation.