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> If you're young, strong, and healthy, your chances of dying from this are basically zero in any common sense way There are zero longitudinal studies about th
by mullingitover 7y ago
> If you're young, strong, and healthy, your chances of dying from this are basically zero in any common sense way
There are zero longitudinal studies about the long-term effects of infection. For all we know, young healthy people could appear to beat the virus, only for it to hide out and plague you with severe health problems down the road. We could have an massive epidemic of a neurodegenerative disease caused by Covid-19 twenty years from now.
I have no desire to roll the dice on that even if the odds look good for me at the moment.
- steveeq1 7y agoOh come on, you can say that for any flu epidemic.
- mullingitover 7y agoYes you can[1], which is exactly why you don't really want to roll the dice even if you appear okay after the initial infection. [1] https://epmonthly.com/article/neuropsych-complications-flu-virus/ https://epmonthly.com/article/neuropsych-complications-flu-v...
- steveeq1 7y agoBut you "roll the dice" with every flu epidemic.
- throwphoton 7y agoThe flu doesn't generally involve rolling the dice so quickly that morgues run out of space.
- steveeq1 7y ago"Man shot 9 times die of corona virus." I question how these numbers are calculated sometimes.
- ashtonkem 7y agoThat sounds like you’re starting to talk about a conspiracy theory.
- steveeq1 7y agoThe "conspiracy" theory is the news often exaggerates or gives misinformation on a particular subject to fulfill a particular agenda or make more money on ads. This is hardly a conspiracy theory.
- mullingitover 7y agoThe media isn't the only group with an agenda[1]. [1] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/coronavirus-quarantine-protests-facebook-groups https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/coron...
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