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Nothing in this paper is anywhere close to establishing causality, it's an interesting observation that merits further study. We should also note that the auth
by haldujai 3y ago
Nothing in this paper is anywhere close to establishing causality, it's an interesting observation that merits further study.
We should also note that the authors offer alternative possibilities in the discussion such as increased/early diagnosis.
Interestingly, the 10-19 T1D IRR declines below prepandemic levels in Q4 2021 which would be supportive of this hypothesis for this age group however more follow-up is needed to see how the trend evolves.
- anon84873628 3y agoMy point is that we do know viruses "directly cause" Type 1 diabetes -- which still has lots of interesting research questions -- but they are quite different from questions about the effect of lockdowns on Type 2 diabetes. Lockdowns being the obvious middle step we are all wondering about that connects the virus to the disease "indirectly".
- haldujai 3y ago> My point is that we do know viruses "directly cause" Type 1 diabetes If you mean virus are capable of directly causing T1D in theory and animal models, sure. As to whether this actually happens to humans in real life is as clear as mud. There is also similarly weak evidence that says viruses have either no or a protective role in the pathogenesis of T1D.