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Re:Pfizer submits Covid vaccine to FDA for approval, to dist... by dahfizz on Friday November 20, 2020 @10:55AM (#25161602)
Okay:

> Uncomplicated influenza signs and symptoms typically resolve after 3-7 days for the majority of people, although cough and malaise can persist for >2 weeks, especially in elderly people and those with chronic lung disease.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/clinical.htm

Seems like over 14 days of flu symptoms is common.

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Re:Pfizer submits Covid vaccine to FDA for approval, to dist... by floatingatoll on Friday November 20, 2020 @11:04AM (#25161690)
“can persist” is not specified with a percentage of flu patients, and thus cannot be inferred to be “common” as you state from the evidence provided alone.

Precisely what overall percentage of flu patients across the general population experience continuing symptoms after 14-21 days?

(Any common influenza in any typical year in the past decade is fine.)

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