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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by jjcon on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:03PM (#24306518)
> The lack of long-term data does not provide any support for (or against) the idea that its long-term impact is similar to the flu.

Except when one makes a claim, one needs evidence. The assumption is the status quo unless proven otherwise which by your own admission is not possible to do right now so quit the fearmongering.

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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by snowwrestler on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:08PM (#24306574)
The flu is not the "status quo" for COVID-19 since they are different diseases.
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Re:Coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male – ne... by chrisjs96 on Friday August 28, 2020 @01:32PM (#24307607)
An airplane is different than a helicopter. Doesn't mean we can't learn things by observing the other.
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