The CDC always issues guidances saying that nobody has to worry about COVID-19 anymore. No need to mask. No need to vaccinate. Do whatever. But these guidances always come with this huge asterisk that says "Except for people with certain underlying health conditions." Most people don't know that they are considered by the CDC to have "certain underlying health conditions" that make COVID-19 a serious concern for them. There's more to fear than death. POTS, chronic nerve pain, and cardiovascular issues are common with infection. They're better than dying, but I don't think you want to get them if you don't already have them.
I got Bingo on this. In fact, I'm on here nine fucking times. Getting even one square makes the CDC consider you among the "highest risk groups." COVID-19 in the Northeastern United States is surging and already 33% high than last winter's peak, and rising. It's the second highest transmission has ever been nationwide. If you're not American, check your own local wastewater data. It's probably surging too.
Feel free to circulate this image without attribution to me. I'd love to see it show up in discord server meme channels.
And of course the bingo card title mentions this, but it bears repeating — this is just the non-exhaustive list of things they've got conclusive evidence for. If you have something that isn't common (or is understudied due to medical neglect, *cough* ME/CFS *cough*), you could still be at risk.
(Also this list only quantifies higher risk of outcomes like hospitalizion/death, not risk of new chronic illnesses or long COVID. We're all at risk for those, hooray...)
