A Special Edition of Ground Truths
A Milestone, A New Look, Setting Preferences, a Poll, and a Big Thanks
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I would be really interested in a breakdown of what the current risk levels are for impacts of getting COVID now (eg, long covid, organ impacts, other diseases like diabetes). For instance, if I’m fully vaccinated and boosted, is my chance for long covid 30% if I get were to get Covid? And beyond that, what percentage chance is it for me to get long covid that is debilitating and long-lasting? Or what is percentage risk of having different types of organ damage if I get Covid? How does age, gender, pre-existing conditions change the level of risk?
I would love for you/someone to really break down the data and research into real-world info. (And it’d be a useful bonus if you compared those likelihoods to other things we do - like motor vehicle accidents, etc. but even if you don’t do that part, that’s okay). I’ve seen this before on a smaller scale from Your Local Epidemiologist years ago, but I really want to know what the update is now about risk levels and research currently.
Thanks so much for all you do!!
Please continue to keep us updated about COVID mucousal vaccines and our chances of getting a vaccine that will give sterilising immunity. Thank you so much.