Covid infection can cause lasting cognitive impairment, memory issues, clinical anxiety and depression, obsessive behaviour, brain fog, PTSD-like symptoms, insomnia, increased risk of psychosis, mood swings, heightened stress responses.

And that's just a taste.

Wear a mask.

As the skies of Los Angeles filled with smoke this week from multiple raging wildfires, COVID-19 advocates and mutual aid groups stepped in to fill the gaps left by local and state governments, providing respirators and crucial information about clean air. bit.ly/4jaTnYs

Imagine if part of the federal gov's early response to the pandemic was to get a HEPA and carbon air purifier into every household - those would be doing double duty right now in LA protecting people from Covid AND wildfire smoke. See how every problem intersects?