On the subject of side/long term effects of covid:
I've heard, second-hand from doctors/physicians, that the long term effects of covid are not necessarily that bad compared to e.g. the flu.
The argument being that:
1. covid has been one of the most studied viruses of this kind, so that you have good chances of stumbling upon lots of size effects, simply due to the sheer size of scrutiny.
2. a bad flu also can yield nasty side effects, but we don't talk about that that much.
I don't know what to make of that, and since it's second-hand information, I don't even know how true it is… can anyone shed some light on these arguments?
The flu can be nasty. I had a severe case a few years back, and IMO I never fully recovered from it. I consider myself healthy, but I feel that this flu was like getting five years older within two week.
(H1N1)pdm09 was the worst illness I've had, both in duration and severity. Interestingly, that flu virus mostly affected younger people. I'd be interested in reading a thorough comparison of H1N1 and SARS-CoV-2.
I've heard, second-hand from doctors/physicians, that the long term effects of covid are not necessarily that bad compared to e.g. the flu. The argument being that:
1. covid has been one of the most studied viruses of this kind, so that you have good chances of stumbling upon lots of size effects, simply due to the sheer size of scrutiny.
2. a bad flu also can yield nasty side effects, but we don't talk about that that much.
I don't know what to make of that, and since it's second-hand information, I don't even know how true it is… can anyone shed some light on these arguments?