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Re:Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta by brodouevencode on Monday August 16, 2021 @10:20PM (#28205398)
Not sure why you're getting downvoted. Comorbidity is a fundamental driving factor in whether or not you survive this virus. We've not heard any recommendations from any health agency suggesting a healthier lifestyle would help - it most certainly would statistically speaking. And 18 months in I doubt we'll see anything like that because it has proven to not be politically expedient. (FWIW Ive been intermittent fasting with some pretty good success)
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Re:Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @05:19AM (#28207798)
> We've not heard any recommendations from any health agency suggesting a healthier lifestyle would help - it most certainly would statistically speaking.

Would it? Do you have research on recent lifestyle changes and COVID?

Or are you just assuming that on-average stats relating to comorbities represent simple binary on-off switches?

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Re:Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta by iammisc on Monday August 16, 2021 @10:32PM (#28205483)
Yup... it's beeen 18 month. WE'd have been better off with a run a mile a day mandate than any of the lockdowns.
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Re:Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta by Karrot_Kream on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @05:13AM (#28207762)
Not here. Diabetes and heart disease are both associated with worse outcomes for COVID. That said I don't think it's realistic to expect more than a few people try to become more fit to stave off COVID.
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Re:Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta by iammisc on Friday August 20, 2021 @05:40PM (#28251725)
It also was not realistic to expect 100% to take a vaccine. Intelligent people realized this months ago but that became policy.
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Re:Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta by loopz on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @07:33AM (#28208730)
There's no evidence "becoming fit staves off Covid".
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Re:Vaccination blunts, but does not defeat Delta by brodouevencode on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @10:28AM (#28210210)
Being fit does, as the data states.
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