quote [ Most of the population thinks of COVID as a respiratory disease, when in fact it is a vascular disease with an acute respiratory phase, but that has chronic sequelae in almost every organ system and repeat infections significantly increase the risk of chronic disease. It is driving increases in infectious disease due to immune system dysregulation. This can be seen in increase rates of pertussis, RSV, tuberculosis, and even is thought to be a contributing factor to the rise in dengue, among other diseases. ]