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 BUT RSV didn’t circulate for 12-18 months (far longer than lockdowns lasted).
@JeromeAdamsMD And when RSV did begin circulating again (late summer 2021 in Texas) it overwhelmed hospitals, even though less than a third of children (cdc estimate) had had Covid. same thing happened in Australia and NZ in Jan 21, after very little Covid spread.