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This shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. The parent comment may be referring to the growing number of “long hau
by gdubs 6y ago
This shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
The parent comment may be referring to the growing number of “long haulers” who have “recovered” yet seem to be suffering from chronic symptoms. [1]
This may be anecdotal, but it’s a growing number of people and worth taking seriously. This is a novel virus, after all.
1: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/covid-19-coronavirus-longterm-symptoms-months/612679/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/covid-19-...
- orangecat 6y agoAbsence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Not necessarily "absence", but it does provide an upper bound. There are millions of people who have survived the virus. If it was common to be incapacitated for months, we'd have more than anecdotes.
- rjsw 6y agoI have been ill for 4 months now.