Vilified early over Covid-19 strategy, Sweden seems to have scourge controlled

Re:Vilified early over Covid-19 strategy, Sweden seems to ha... by watwut on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @05:09PM (#24643872)

If you are looking at human cost, it is not just death that matters. The people who have long term consequences matter too. It is that if you dont die you walk away scott free.

It is that there is range of consequences from absolutely nothing to death through "sick for months" and through "maybe lifelong consequences but we dont know yet".

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Re:Vilified early over Covid-19 strategy, Sweden seems to ha... by anoncake on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:17PM (#24646959)

Do you have evidence that permanent damage occurs in significant numbers?

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Re:Vilified early over Covid-19 strategy, Sweden seems to ha... by HarryHirsch on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:16AM (#24647290)

It's studied, of course, but, yes.

Even if 10 % of patients end up with permanently reduced lung function it's a lot because the disease is so infectious, given the right conditions, and it isn't going anywhere soon, at least not this winter.

Here's an overview: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02598-6

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Re:Vilified early over Covid-19 strategy, Sweden seems to ha... by anoncake on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:32AM (#24659589)

I think you have misread the article. It says that less than 10% will even have intermediate-term damage. There is no evidence that any significant numbers of people will have long-term, let alone permanent, damage.

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