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Cardiac injury (for example, heart attacks and stroke)
Multiple-organ damage or failure (respiratory failure, kidney failure, shock)
Worsening of chronic medical conditions (involving the lungs, heart, or nervous system or
diabetes)
Inflammation of the heart, brain, or muscle tissues
Secondary bacterial infections (infections that occur in people who have already been
infected with flu or COVID-19)
Headaches
Vertigo
Cognitive difficulty - brain fog and memory issues
Respiratory fitness
Long-term damage to the heart, lungs and/or brain
Blood clots and weakened blood vessels
Problems with mood and fatigue
Death
It’s incumbent upon all of us to do our part in curbing this pandemic. Mandating vaccination compliance is one approach, but I believe the better option is to educate your team using evidence-based information and allow them to make up their own minds. Use all available means to combat fear, confusion and misinformation on the part of your staff. Share this article as a way to start the conversation and consider following it up with one-on-one conversations with your employees so that you can meet them where they are, providing additional resources as necessary to aid them in their decision-making. Not only could it help get us back to some semblance of normalcy sooner, but it could very well be the difference between life and death.
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