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r2k-in-the-vortex t1_j2d6z7z wrote

Reply to comment by JDS150k in Was there a decrease in other infectious diseases other than Covid due to wearing masks during the past 2 years? by [deleted]

You grow up without immunity to many non-existing diseases, one more in not a problem. Flu is not training wheels for immunity, it's battle of Somme. Anything that makes you actively sick is not a good thing, even though you recover and the consequences are minor, they are there and they add up to significant problems in your old age. So extinction of infectious diseases is absolutely a good thing.

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MarredCheese t1_j2dnn3m wrote

What are the minor consequences that add up significantly in old age? That sounds scary.

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r2k-in-the-vortex t1_j2dqcdl wrote

All the usual stuff you see in old age, cardiovascular problems, lung capacity, neurological problems, lifetime of being sick over and over again makes it all worse down the line. It accumulates same as mundane injuries, health damaging work environment and all that.

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