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> Not a problem with the article, just peoples critical thinking skills. I'd say it's a problem with the ways news outlets and articles in general phrase headl
by umvi 6y ago
> Not a problem with the article, just peoples critical thinking skills.
I'd say it's a problem with the ways news outlets and articles in general phrase headlines. "Post-Covid syndrome" implies it happens after getting covid. Yet if you read the article: "[MIS-C], believed to be linked to COVID-19..."
So really headline should say something like: "MIS-C, a syndrome linked to <1% of children post-covid, damages children's hearts."
- dahfizz 6y ago> MIS-C, a syndrome linked to <1% of children post-covid, damages children's hearts There is also never causality discussed in all these post-covid syndrome articles. With many millions of confirmed cases, you are guaranteed that some people who have had covid will get unrelated diseases later on after recovering. With <1% of cases linked I don't think this is worth worrying about.
- Consultant32452 6y agoThey also leave out context. Regular old flu and other respiratory infections are leading causes of permanent damage resulting in asthma. So... How does this compare in quantity and scale?