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It certainly makes sense as a precaution, but I'm surprised how widely this advice has spread. As near as I can tell, it's based on a) 4 sicker-than-expected y
by mattkrause 7y ago
It certainly makes sense as a precaution, but I'm surprised how widely this advice has spread.
As near as I can tell, it's based on a) 4 sicker-than-expected youth who were taking NSAIDs b) a difficult-to-disentangle association and c) a plausible but by no means ironclad mechanism.
- tomp 7y agoThere's a difference between a void of evidence because there's little (or no) effect, vs. a void of evidence because the potential causal factor (and observations of it) (in this case: novel coronavirus) hasn't been present long enough to allow more/better evidence.