The COVID-19 pandemic

[danbrotherston]

I don't know if this has been posted before, but there's a pretty large study making the news rounds right now.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/...1m-people/

Having COVID, even without hospitalization (what everyone is calling "mild" and "just like the flu"), represented a significant and large increase in risk for a multitude of cardiovascular diseases in the year after infection.

Really seems like a damned if you do, or damned if you don't.

My co-workers kids have all gotten sick. Her oldest daughter who is in Kingston studying of nursing, got it the worst. Part of her requirement is to be boosted, otherwise they'll kick them out of the course. Anyway, in the dorm they have, 5 out of 6 of them are really sick, all vaccinated and boosted. The one girl, who's not in nursing, isn't vaccinated, and is the only one not sick. Didn't even test positive.

Now I know there are studies on why this is. Will be interesting to see what they find.

I mean, what you are suggesting is statistically improbable, but not impossible.

This isn't a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation, this is a 99.99% safe, and 0.001% damned if you do, and 20% safe and 80% damned if you don't scenario. And my numbers aren't exaggerating here, they are approximately the right order of magnitude here.