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by JoeAltmaier 2054 days ago
That's tricky, agreed. One chance in 1000 every day adds up to a 30% chance in a year for instance.

And 1-in-5 every 90 days equals 4-in-5 over a year. If the risk doesn't change over time (if the covid effect is persistent for a year)

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> (if the covid effect is persistent for a year)

I think that's the important bit. The article (at least) didn't indicate that the same standard applies at the 180, 270, or 360 day mark, so I don't think we can just say COVID patients roll the dice on mental illness 4x as often as the general population. If that's actually being implied, it's horrible.