[Symmetry]

Learning about the mechanism by which it kills shouldn't change our estimates of the lethality of the disease. We already knew that for most people it was just a bad flue but a noticeable fraction of those infected needed to get to an ICU. Now we just have a better idea of why.

[empath75]

we actually have no idea what the long term effects are.

Some people seem to be bothered by it for months after.