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Marc Veldhoen https://t.co/HK7tzujbyo pic.twitter.com/WpwnQfJh3E
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) June 23, 2024
You are lied to with this flyer that does the round in #ZeroCovid circles.
— Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld) June 23, 2024
It is a summing up of untruths and half-truths to try and scare you, to undermine trust in public health and authorities.
What is incorrect?
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3. infection increases heart attack risk by 40%. Any infection can be a burden on the heart. Importantly, this is largely mitigated by immunity. A 40% increase does NOT mean 40% of people will experience this. If it is 1 in 100.000, it will be 1.4.https://t.co/XkYB4p2q4Z
— Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld) June 23, 2024
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but an inflammation-caused event that can happen after any infection. Immunity will substantially reduce this risk.
— Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld) June 23, 2024
8. It undermines point 2, but mild infection can result in substantial immune activation. In some cases, longer-term effects can result. It is not common.
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11. Total evil fantasy. Any infection can result in long-term effects. SARS-CoV-2 is no exception. The indicence was increased due to the absence of immunity. Not everyone gets long-flu or long-RSV, or long-EBV, etc, and there will be a small proportion affected by LC.
— Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld) June 23, 2024
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The risk of LC is not accumulative, just like the risk of long-flu or long-EBV is not. Small proportions do not make it not awful or unimportant. Blowing it out of proportion undermines it, makes assessments, finding mechanisms and trials harder to do.
— Marc Veldhoen (@Marc_Veld) June 23, 2024
Stick to the science.
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