Readers Write: If you aren’t afraid, you aren’t informed

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Did you know that pregnant women with Covid-19 appear more likely to develop respiratory complications requiring intensive care? Also at greater risk for preterm birth. Pregnant women with Covid are also more likely to be placed on a ventilator. (Source: Mayo Clinic and CDC)

*Just because some young people have an easier time recovering from Covid when they contract it, does not remove the real danger to most people.

You might be the one to develop debilitating neurological symptoms that won’t go away. Brain damage is increasingly being discovered in many Covid survivors. (Harvard Medical School)

You might be the one to develop breathing problems that won’t go away. New information reveals the threat of permanent damage to internal organs long after the virus appears to be over.

If you aren’t afraid – you aren’t informed.

All the Gucci shoes and Prada purses in your closet can’t protect you. An enviable collection of Ferragamo, Hermes and Cavalli can’t come to your rescue either. But a $4 face covering, if worn properly over nose and mouth, will.

And if the fashionista in you won’t be caught dead in a baby blue face covering, basic black still goes with everything. You can look good and stay safe with fashionable face covering
options by Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Rag & Bone and St. John Collection, to name a few. Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s offer an array of attractive options online.

Ladies, you no longer have to choose between looking good and being smart about your health and your children’s health. The retail economy will thank you, too.

By the way, Canadian doctors discovered that young people are seven times more likely to have a stroke from Covid than from typical flu virus. (Harvard Medical School)

Judy Shore Rosenthal

Great Neck

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