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In the interest of being "calm and reasonable," I'd like to point out that some of the language you used in your third block might need a few caveats to be alig
by smeeth 3y ago
In the interest of being "calm and reasonable," I'd like to point out that some of the language you used in your third block might need a few caveats to be aligned with the state of the research.
In particular:
- "COVID does seem to impact CD8+ T cells": the adjustment I'd make here is that evidence exists that COVID *can* influence T cells, not that it always does.
- "causing T cell exhaustion and reduced effector response.": a quick google suggests there is some conflicting evidence on this point, and most of the studies are done on t cell responses to vaccines delivered after infections, which is a very particular thing.
It seems like you're drawing very heavily from Anthony Leonardi, who, while definitely a scientist and likely right about some things, isn't exactly someone with median (or emotionless) opinions on long covid. The HIV comparison in particular is really out there and unnecessary.