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Because you aren't looking, or at least at results from the Delta variant [1,2], or at the issues related to Long Covid [3], or the intelligence loss from COVID

by toss1 5y ago

Because you aren't looking, or at least at results from the Delta variant [1,2], or at the issues related to Long Covid [3], or the intelligence loss from COVID-19[4]. (And these are just a micro-sample of the evidence.) If you underestimate this pandemic, you are a fool. If you advocate others to underestimate this, you are a menace. [1] https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/562890-seven-mississippi-children-hospitalized-as-delta-variant-surges-two-on https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/562890-seven-missis... [2] https://www.wdsu.com/article/more-than-3000-louisiana-children-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-just-four-days/37246194 https://www.wdsu.com/article/more-than-3000-louisiana-childr... [3] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01935-7?mc_source=MTEyNjQxNzM4NjMzNDg2MjM3NzEwOjo6ZTU2NTZmYzEzYjBhNDczZWIxMGJhZDU5NzQxMjljNGQ6OnY0OjoxNjI3OTYyMDYwOjox https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01935-7?mc_source... [4] https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210730/study-finds-covid-19-may-lower-intelligence https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210730/study-finds-covid-1...

fullmoon 5y ago
> If you underestimate this pandemic, you are a fool. I don’t, but fortunately, it’s just a little factor for children. > If you advocate others to underestimate this, you are a menace. If you advocate for interventions that harm children, which are barely affected, you are a menace. Your 1 and 2 just point towards Delta being the most dominant variant, which surprises no one. [1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782164 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782164 Long Covid in kids. No significant difference between seronegative and seropositive children. [2] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.11.21257037v1 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.11.21257037v... Long Covid in kids. Simular conclusion. The paper poses the question: “suggests that Long-COVID19 might be less common than previously thought and emphasizing the impact of pandemic-associated symptoms regarding the well-being and mental health of young adolescents.”. [3] https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-019-2546-y https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-01... Invasive ventilation by itself leads to neurological symptoms.

by toss1 5y ago

fullmoon 5y ago

> If you underestimate this pandemic, you are a fool. I don’t, but fortunately, it’s just a little factor for children. > If you advocate others to underestimate this, you are a menace. If you advocate for interventions that harm children, which are barely affected, you are a menace. Your 1 and 2 just point towards Delta being the most dominant variant, which surprises no one. [1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782164 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782164 Long Covid in kids. No significant difference between seronegative and seropositive children. [2] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.11.21257037v1 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.11.21257037v... Long Covid in kids. Simular conclusion. The paper poses the question: “suggests that Long-COVID19 might be less common than previously thought and emphasizing the impact of pandemic-associated symptoms regarding the well-being and mental health of young adolescents.”. [3] https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-019-2546-y https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-01... Invasive ventilation by itself leads to neurological symptoms.