An alternative to the “no germs” theory of ⬆️ respiratory infections: Over 80% of the population has now been exposed to Covid and it’s been shown you can be immunosuppressed months after infection. So our increased infection rate, may be due to our increased infection rate. 🤯
What’s the data in support of this theory? Cohorts of children born both before AND after peak pandemic shutdowns have been observed to have higher RSV admissions than those born during shutdowns. I.e. the risk correlate wasn’t lack of exposure to RSV, but exposure to Covid. 🤔
This is correlation and not causation at this point, but it’s important we understand that we still don’t know what we don’t know, about the impacts of repeated and widespread Covid infections in kids. But the more we learn about Covid, the more concerned I get.
@JeromeAdamsMD All this doom and gloom must be terrible for your health. Take a load off.
@JeromeAdamsMD Understand your point. The question is what’s the alternative? Is it closing schools or forcing masks? Risk/benefit doesn’t work out. Even for vax, we lack long-term controlled outcomes data with validated endpoints…
@JeromeAdamsMD Also, the vax has created a uniform and incomplete antibody response in an extremely large population. Therefore, any viruses that use the same cytotoxic T cells as SARS2 to abrogate productive infection (e.g., influenza, poxvirus, RSV) are a threat to produce worse versions.
@JeromeAdamsMD Hopefully now we have an Avenue to learn all the information in real time. Frustrating from the start. A nimble, best practices is very different than a rigid, narrative.
@JeromeAdamsMD The more I learn about repeat Covid boosters the more concerned i get.
@JeromeAdamsMD Makes sense. Sweden had very few #COVID19 mitigation measures in place but they are also facing the same surge in RSV. x.com/hipporonja/sta…
@JeromeAdamsMD Makes sense. Sweden had very few #COVID19 mitigation measures in place but they are also facing the same surge in RSV. x.com/hipporonja/sta…
@JeromeAdamsMD Drs should be asking patients if they’ve had COVID, when, and if/when they’ve had their shots. They aren’t asking NOR do they want to hear about it. I see a correlation w/ me and my 3yo btwn how we’re getting hit with viruses 3 months post-COVID. It warrants discussion IMO
@JeromeAdamsMD Very plausible... x.com/kamakeg/status…
@JeromeAdamsMD Very plausible... x.com/kamakeg/status…
@JeromeAdamsMD This was a good article. thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/…