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> no reason to think the long-term impact will be any different from any other coronavirus flu. Long covid is real and seems to affect up to 5% of covid patien
by bitL 4y ago
> no reason to think the long-term impact will be any different from any other coronavirus flu.
Long covid is real and seems to affect up to 5% of covid patients. We have no clue what the risk will be with repeated infections and 1.05^n is a pretty steep exponential curve when viewed in decades.
- realjhol 4y ago> We have no clue what the risk will be with repeated infections and 1.05^n is a pretty steep exponential curve when viewed in decades. This is fantasy
- bitL 4y agoHead over to /r/covidlonghaulers and read it yourself.
- realjhol 4y agoThere is zero evidence of the exponential growth you are describing.
- bitL 4y agoNot yet, data collection takes time. On that link above there are stories of people who got long covid on their 3rd or 4th infection. If that could happen with repeated infections, would that lead to mass disability over time (e.g. 25% workforce with ME/CFS unable to do pretty much anything)?
- realjhol 4y ago> Not yet, data collection takes time. There is no evidence except for a few sketchy anecdotes from hyperchondriacs
- bitL 4y agoLife is the best teacher to cure arrogance. Once it happens to somebody you are close to or even to yourself, then you might change your mind. I hope you won't do too much damage by then.
- concordDance 4y agoSelection/sampling bias and lizardman's constant are both important to remember.
- bitL 4y agoSo you are just going to ignore them?
- concordDance 4y agoDo you understand what those two things I mentioned are? Do you know the scale we're dealing with here?