2 COVID Vaccines Approved, End to Pandemic in Sight??

[StoicJ]

What percentage of the world's population will be fine?

Honestly, I don't think anyone knows at this point. And that's scary. I've seen things suggesting that anywhere between 10-20% of symptomatic sufferers will have Long Covid. But there is also an unknown number of asymptomatic people who are getting lung/heart damage that might not be discovered for years (because they are young and currently feel fine). I saw a German SCUBA magazine warning people not to go diving without getting checked by a physician first because the dive could trigger the currently-hidden lung damage and kill the diver.

I agree with proceeding with caution. I caught a cold many years ago that led to pneumonia. Took me 4+ months to shake the coughing, and I wasn't close to 100% for a good 8 months or so. I had an allergic reaction to cat hair a couple of years ago. Was hospitalized. After that asthma attack I couldn't go more than a few days without some allergen getting to me. It was well over a year before I was able to consistently take full, deep breaths.

I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn that I had sustained damage to my hearts and/or lungs as a result of those battles.