Mastodawn

Augie Ray Jan 22, 2023

An enormous study of data on 3,814,479 participants (888,463 cases and 2,926,016 controls) found that #COVID19 increases the risk of:
Rheumatoid arthritis 198%
Ankylosing spondylitis 221%
Mixed connective tissue disease 214%
Systemic lupus erythematosus 199%
Inflammatory bowel disease 78%
Celiac disease 168%
Type 1 diabetes 168%
Mortality 20%

This isn't just "the flu." Please stay up to date on recommended boosters and #WearAMask.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9830133/

Risk of autoimmune diseases in patients with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study

There are a growing number of case reports of various autoimmune diseases occurring after COVID-19, yet there is no large-scale population-based evidence to support this potential association. This study provides a closer insight into the association ...

PubMed Central (PMC)

Show thread

JanPV Jan 23, 2023

@augieray The trouble in the UK is that vaccines being administered are a mix of updated and non-updated. Whilst this may not be dangerous, the mindless assumption that the public need not be kept reasonably informed about vaccines is not right. I am not anti-vaccination; quite the opposite.

Show thread

Augie Ray Jan 23, 2023

@JanPV I don't disagree, but as general advice, "stay up to date on recommended boosters" is still sound guidance. It's up to public health agencies to 1) make smart, informed decisions about vaccinations, and 2) educate people on the risks and benefits. Few governments are doing that well.

Show thread

JanPV

@augieray Yes, of course. Thankfully, on Mastodon, we can have discussions, not arguments! Recipients are not given the choice nor told about whether their shot is to be an updated or non-updated version. When the people are not informed, a failure of trust is inevitable, which is exactly what we don't need.