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   John (johnzajac@dice.camp)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jul-2024 01:47:37 JST John

   Everyone's Joe Biden epitaph starts with "you beat the pandemic..." and I'm just sitting here with half-lidded eyes like...

   He literally has COVID *right now*.

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     John (johnzajac@dice.camp)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jul-2024 09:23:41 JST John

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     • Michael Gemar
     • Jimmy Little

     @jimmylittle @michaelgemar

     Using a limited definition of Long COVID that excludes things like the multiples higher risk of stroke, diabetes, autoimmunity, and other bad stuff, the CDC's Household Pulse Survey finds that 7-8% of the country has PASC that significantly impacts their ability to work or live day to day.

     A not-insignificant percentage of that 7-8% will never achieve functionality again.

     In an environment where 200-300m people are infected each year, the math is tough.

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     John (johnzajac@dice.camp)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jul-2024 09:23:42 JST John

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     • Michael Gemar
     • Jimmy Little

     @jimmylittle @michaelgemar

     SARS2 and the Flu are very different.

     CFRs have gotten lower for COVID, but are still >2x the Flu, just by official numbers, which are an undercount. Post-acute deaths from SARS2 are significantly higher, as indicated by excess death rates.

     The risk of Long COVID is *by infection*, and your risk goes up with each subsequent infection. So when I say that 31m people got the flu in 2023 while (wastewater est) >241m people got COVID that same year, it's relevant.

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     Jimmy Little (jimmylittle@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jul-2024 09:23:43 JST Jimmy Little

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     • Michael Gemar

     @johnzajac @michaelgemar pandemic ≠ virus

     Millions of people still get the flu, and thousands die every year from related complications. I don’t think anyone would argue that the 1918 pandemic never ended.

     Pandemics occur when effective vaccines or post-infection treatments are not available. Covid vaccines and effective treatments are now available.

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