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it's a relative risk, and the underlying absolute risk was very small, so even if 60% sounds big, testing everybody isn't the right solution.
by dekhn 3y ago
it's a relative risk, and the underlying absolute risk was very small, so even if 60% sounds big, testing everybody isn't the right solution.
- renaudg 3y agoIIRC the absolute risk of long Covid is 7-15% per infection, which is anything but very small.
- dekhn 3y agoif that's true, and people get reinfected periodically, then basically everybody will have long covid :) but not really. what you're seeing is that some fraction of the populace is susceptible to long covid (risk factor or genetic).