A roommate of mine was down for almost two months. He still has some mental lapses and foggy moments. That was over three years ago.

It is serious long term for 1/5 people.

COVID being no big deal is just a lie society agreed on for convenience.

I know that COVID isn’t regarded to be a serious disease if you’re vaccinated and reasonably healthy

Bruh...

At 81 years old, life is a serious medical condition.

People of that age die of "little" shit all the time.

And remember he's saying he just tested positive, it's not why he's been like this for at least the last year it's that he's going to be even worse through the election.

I have two young, vaccinated and otherwise healthy family members who lost their ability to work or even walk for more than 100m outside their house for 6+ months. Covid can be extremely serious even now.

I didn't get the mental fogginess but even so, I really haven't ever felt that I fully recovered. I used to be an Ironman when it came to getting sick but now it's like I get knocked down every few weeks with some flu-like symptoms.

I couldn't finish sentences or remember common words when I needed them for about 9 months.

more than likely he is going to get the antivrals and such they would only used for hospitalized right off the bat. like paxlovid.

80 year Olds tend to die from covid. Of the things to be concerned about, his mental sharpness is obviously not even a requirement.

I know that COVID isn’t regarded to be a serious disease

Generally by capitalists who want their workforce to keep making them money.

By the millions who actually get it and are left chronically ill (or who don't survive at all), many who aren't "reasonably healthy" yet don't deserve any less consideration - not so much.

Just to make things worse, aphasia is one of the most common type of long covid neurological effects

I’m guessing you didn’t watch the debate.

dies

You're supposed to isolate until you don't have symptoms,however long that takes.

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0301-respiratory-virus.html

When people get sick with a respiratory virus, the updated guidance recommends that they stay home and away from others. For people with COVID-19 and influenza, treatment is available and can lessen symptoms and lower the risk of severe illness. The recommendations suggest returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, symptoms are improving overall, and if a fever was present, it has been gone without use of a fever-reducing medication.

So yes, the guidance is that you isolate until you are fever free and other symptoms are at least improving. The major change is that they don't recommend a fixed length of isolation anymore.

Girlfriend had it couple weeks ago. She stayed at home. Missed some important events too. But she rather do that than risk spreading it even more or infecting someone at risk.

His job is to meet many important people throughout the day - day after day. It’s probably applicable here.

Funny isn't the word I would choose.

You mean Paxlovid? That's widely available, although it may not have been when Trump got it.