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Re: Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine is effective

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Re: “Prince Charles, for instance, has lost his ability to taste food.”Just how common is that, I wondered. Welll...


Up to 80% of people who test positive for COVID-19 have subjective complaints of smell or taste loss. That percentage rises when these patients are tested using objective methods that measure smell function. Most patients first notice problems with their sense of smell, but because smell is necessary to taste flavor, the symptoms are often connected.


http://www.vumc.org/coronavirus/latest-news/five-things-know-about-smell-and-taste-loss-covid-19

80%? Given that loss of smell and taste is usually a neurological issue (aka "brain damage") . . . YIKES!




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Re: Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine is effective
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Mon, 09 Nov 20 4:26 PM
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Re: “I've had influenza before as have many here. Taint no big deal.”
I don't know why you keep calling it a flu. It's not a flu. Why not call it AIDS or measles? They're also caused by viruses.

As for it not being a big deal, *I* think it's a big deal. I sure don't want it. A large number of those who survive it are permanently harmed. Prince Charles, for instance, has lost his ability to taste food. (The symptom is common enough that when my friend contracted pneumonia, "Can you taste food?" was one of the questions he was frequently asked during his stay as medical staff sought to reassure themselves that he didn't have COVID-19.)






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