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>Unfortunately, this isn't talked about much and - unlike an iron lung or scars - most symptoms can't be seen from just looking at a corona survivor, which lead
by logicchains 5y ago
>Unfortunately, this isn't talked about much and - unlike an iron lung or scars - most symptoms can't be seen from just looking at a corona survivor, which leads to a widespread ignorance in just how immensely dangerous this virus is.
It's because there's absolutely no statistical evidence that any kind of serious, lasting long-term consequences are more common with covid than with existing respiratory viruses.
- mschuster91 5y ago> It's because there's absolutely no statistical evidence that any kind of serious, lasting long-term consequences are more common with covid than with existing respiratory viruses. Well, there are indications to the contrary: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/21/long-covid-these-factors-make-it-more-likely-youll-suffer-longterm.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/21/long-covid-these-factors-mak... The key problem is that there is a vastly higher number of total (and severe) cases of covid than the flu which means that inevitably the amount of long-covid cases will be higher. Add to that that covid19 is linked to multi-organ distress including neural symptoms, and you have the recipe for a perfect storm of hundreds of thousands of people who will be dependent on others for the rest of their lives.