alt Hacker NewsAs many as 35% of infections develop into Long COVID, and people are getting infected on average once per year, so they face that risk repeatedly.
I can see why some people would still YOLO to Applebees, but many would reconsider if they knew the risk and what a Long COVID lifestyle looks like.
This statistic doesn't match what's published, but I am not an authority and don't have the expertise to critically evaluate published studies on the topic.