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You mean until everyone gets it again, and again (and again). We don't know the long terms effects of even a single infection, let alone the repeated infection
by somewhereoutth 5y ago
You mean until everyone gets it again, and again (and again).
We don't know the long terms effects of even a single infection, let alone the repeated infections we're allowing ourselves to be exposed to.
- spookthesunset 5y agoProbably a similar risk profile to that of every other common respiratory virus…
- somewhereoutth 5y agoLike measles? Smallpox? They are respiratory viruses too
- GekkePrutser 5y agoMeasles is a good comparison IMO. It's an extremely contagious virus (even more so than Omicron covid) and can have some serious illness in a small percentage of people. Very similar to covid statistically. Yet we don't lock down at the first sign of a measles outbreak. Where I'm from almost everyone got vaccinated and a lot of kids had it anyway. The one big difference is that an infection seems to convey pretty much lifelong protection. Smallpox is a different thing, very serious but not so contagious so it was easy to stamp out.
- JamisonM 5y agoIn the case of a genuine outbreak there has indeed been real lockdowns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Samoa_measles_outbreak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Samoa_measles_outbreak "The one big difference is that an infection seems to convey pretty much lifelong protection." From Measles? Because COVID-19 infection certainly does not confer lifelong protection! That's real east to look up!