| Yeah, no. The science -- and basic common sense -- is against you. There are many people who are hypochondriacs and make stuff up. However, anecdotally, I know people who: - Had severe memory problems for a few months following covid - Had severe balance problems for a few months following covid (to the point of falling when walking around the house) - Basically couldn't talk for a month after a mild covid infection, due to coughing fits (despite having mild/no respiratory symptoms during a very mild covid). ... and so on. These are not psychosomatic symptoms. You can't make up a hoarse voice with an extreme cough. You can talk to doctors too. This stuff is pretty severe. If your argument was that, rather than 4 million people out on long covid disability, it was, say, 2 million, I'd listen. However, your argument is like someone near the equator arguing snow doesn't exist. Under/over/misdiagnosis is a thing for a lot of conditions, but that doesn't mean those conditions don't exist. You'd also be better off citing medical journals than conspiracy web pages with web surveys and sample biases. |