This is sobering, to say the least --
@asymmetricinfo As an epidemiologist, I'm amazed that the only thing that's discussed about Covid-19 and the lockdown is mortality. It's not just mortality, though.— david lilienfeld (@lilienfeld1) April 18, 2020
A 25% pulmonary function deficit that takes 15-20 years to heal, some sort of coagulopathy present in ⅓ of patients (long term implications not clear), neurological deficits (do you really think that only smell and taste are affected?).— david lilienfeld (@lilienfeld1) April 18, 2020
Joint inflammations (now being investigated), and liver damage--all of these aren't exactly appealing. Everyone talks about death--I think we physicians blew that one.— david lilienfeld (@lilienfeld1) April 18, 2020
We know that kids are infected. It seems relatively benign. Do they have any alterations in their neurobehavioral development? Growth?— david lilienfeld (@lilienfeld1) April 18, 2020
The comparison is oft made to the flu. The flu is not neurotoxic, and it isn't hepatoxic either. And while there are some pulmonary consequences, they're pretty rare.— david lilienfeld (@lilienfeld1) April 18, 2020
Talking about mortality with Covid-19 is like talking about the failure of Fannie Mae or AIG in 2008. Significant, but hardly the whole story.— david lilienfeld (@lilienfeld1) April 18, 2020
Think about that the next time you see or read about the damn narcissistic sociopath and his asshole yahoo supporters demanding that everyone start going back to life as it was before.
