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. 🤔
@JeromeAdamsMD It's known that key RSV protection in the first year of life is passed from mom to baby through the placenta and breast milk. So the increases in children born during the pandemic is well explained by immunity debt. A deeper dive here: 👇 slate.com/technology/202…
@MikeRoseMDMPH @JeromeAdamsMD Sure. You can believe that if you ignore facts. nature.com/articles/s4159…
@MikeRoseMDMPH @JeromeAdamsMD What if it's a combination of both factors?
@MikeRoseMDMPH @JeromeAdamsMD Imunity debt is nonsense, or why do Japanese, where masking was and is part of their daily life, have the highest life expectancy on earth...
@MikeRoseMDMPH @JeromeAdamsMD Slate is a joke. Literally just an internet website. I'm sure there's something to getting a small viral load (i.e. low viral load exposure increasing chances for mild symptoms). but vaccines, when they do their job, should be superior to losing "immunity debt" by being a yahoo.