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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by tgflynn on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @05:59PM (#29019629)
I won't argue you needn't worry about long term covid effects but I don't think comparison with polio does much to support that. Polio was known to cause paralysis in some patients since antiquity while covid is essentially a completely new disease that we just don't know that much about yet.
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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by j7ake on Thursday October 28, 2021 @06:47AM (#29024466)
When one is uncertain about a situation, is the path forward to be less cautious?

Common sense suggests under high uncertainty, you try to protect yourself from potential disaster.

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Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re... by tgflynn on Thursday October 28, 2021 @07:59AM (#29025010)
Nothing in my comment suggests otherwise.
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