Augie RayMar 25, 2024
Years ago, I realized I was forgetting more than I recalled about the many studies I read that found #COVID19 was NOT just a mild, acute illness but led to chronic health problems. So, I created a spreadsheet to track these studies. Over the last two years or so, I've read significant parts of over 1,500 research studies, and my spreadsheet is approaching 525 reports that demonstrate COVID leaves people with damage to brains, hearts, immune systems, reproductive systems, and other organs. (1/5)
Show threadAugie RayMar 25, 2024
How often do you want to be infected with a virus like that? How often should today's children be infected (and are we confident that kids with ten, 15 or 20 infections by the time they reach adulthood will lead healthy, long lives?)
If you are of the mind that COVID isn't a big threat, I invite you to review my spreadsheet. Click on the Neuro/Brain tab and read about the studies showing significant cognitive deficits, lost IQ, and damage to white matter that COVID infections can cause. (2/5)
Show threadAugie RayMar 25, 2024
Or click on the Cardio tab and read about the increases in deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and other cardiovascular events after COVID infections. Or click on the Reinfections tab and read how Long COVID is more prevalent in people with reinfections or how reinfected patients have a 3x higher risk of asthma, COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease, and lung cancer compared to those with one infection. (3/5)
Show threadAugie RayMar 25, 2024
If you're going to ignore the risks of COVID, shouldn't you first take the time to make an informed decision? I wish the people who were being so blasé about repeated COVID infections would pay more attention. You could be a bit more careful now, or you can wait until you or someone you love has potentially irreversible damage that forever impacts your quality of life. It seems to me a tiny bit of additional caution is well worth the effort.
Show threadAugie RayMar 25, 2024

So, here is the spreadsheet. I defy someone who thinks COVID is just like the flu to spend just ten minutes perusing the findings of these 500+ studies. I don't like scaring people, but people should be more frightened. They don't need to be scared into their homes and never leave, but just as people who wish to avoid injuries in auto accidents wear seatbelts, it's long past time for more to take #COVID19 precautions.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?usp=drive_link

COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Studies - Google Drive

Show threadAdron 🤘🏻Mar 25, 2024

@augieray at this point I feel like encouraging people to do accurate risk assessments is akin to getting those guys that never wash their hands after pissing to wash their hands.

They just end up sick, and probably dead by 50, but they'll just never wash their hands.

Just like trying to get folks that are prone to preventable death to lay off the red meat.

🤷🏼‍♂️

Show threadPirateRo
@adron @augieray exactly what you did here is why augieray does what he does.
Mar 25, 2024 at 9:38pmWeb
Show threadAdron 🤘🏻Mar 26, 2024

@piratero @augieray just sympathizing, as I’ve provided details for folks in why they should be wary of things, but it’s rare for them to heed such details.

Then I deal with stats and specifically risk probability and getting humans to gauge actual risk, seems that’ll never happen.

Show threadPirateRoMar 26, 2024
@adron @augieray it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t speak out. Silence makes you complicit. At the very least state you do not agree. It’s not that you’ll change everyone’s mind, but you might just change one. Or, at least, raise enough questions some may choose to learn more.
Show threadAdron 🤘🏻Mar 26, 2024
@piratero @augieray I never stop, I’ve just got zero expectation people will make decisions based on evidence or probability of risk. The data has taught me not to be optimistic about humans gauging risk.
Show threadMichael WeissMar 26, 2024
@adron @piratero @augieray as a species, humans are terrible at assessing risk. This is especially true as the latency grows between the actions and consequences.
Show threadPirateRoMar 26, 2024
@mweiss @adron @augieray I dunno. If we were that bad, I think we’d have been excreted from the anus of another creature long before this. Evolution is a harsh mistress.