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Re:Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human... by stevenAthompson on Monday December 23, 2024 @11:42AM (#42495693)
The CDC announced yesterday or this morning that they're back to pre COVID levels. It seems they're done dropping for now.

Also, plastics have been around for 100+ years. That would be one heck of a lag.

*EDIT* They're not back to pre-COVID levels yet, but getting closer.

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Re:Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human... by Retric on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @05:21PM (#42511568)
Having just killed off over a million of the least healthy Americans makes things appear better than they actually are.
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Re:Commercial tea bags release microplastics, entering human... by stevenAthompson on Thursday January 02, 2025 @02:30PM (#42577843)
I see your point, but I suspect it's at least equally valid to assert that our average lifespans also fell due to COVID. Mortality isn't the only impact it had, and long term effects linger.
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