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My casual (non-expert) observation is that covid disproportionately affects the heart more than other viruses we're familiar with. We know its related to the s
by disambiguation 5y ago
My casual (non-expert) observation is that covid disproportionately affects the heart more than other viruses we're familiar with.
We know its related to the spike protein, but do we know why? What makes it harmful (is it basically protein-sized shrapnel?) and why does it prefer the heart? (maybe there is no preference and effects on the heart are just easier to observe)
Further, if the spike is whats dangerous, what are the effects on people who have had 2 shots, a booster, AND then got covid anyway? This makes up the majority of my friends and family.
- aardvarkr 5y agoThankfully the new omicron variant isn’t very good at infecting the lungs and stats in the upper respiratory tract. This means it doesn’t enter the blood and doesn’t have a chance to wreak havoc on the rest of the body. Since vaccinated people are primarily getting omicron and the booster is able to drastically improve the immune response I wouldn’t be overly worried.
- disambiguation 5y agoFair enough. The vaccine point is a bit of a tangent, I'm not really worried. I wanted to get more at the "why and how" of the spike's impact. AFAIK there's no real explanation.