“There are no winners in a pandemic. That said, if you’ve made it to the summer of 2022 without yet testing positive for the coronavirus, you might feel entitled to some bragging rights. Who’s still in the game at this point? Not Anthony Fauci. Not Denzel Washington, Camila Cabello or Lionel Messi. Not your friend who’s even more cautious than you but who finally caught it last week.” They still haven’t gotten COVID. Here are some theories as to why.

+ A reduced sex drive, hallucinations, hair loss, shortness of breath, fatigue, rashes, brain fog … the list of long Covid symtoms is long. (And they sound a lot like being middle-aged.)

+ Meanwhile, WHO has declared Monkeypox a global public health emergency.