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Originally Posted by Dion
It's not about dying. Players are worried about how the virus will affect their lungs long term should they get it. It could be career damaging if they lose some of their lung capacity.
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This type of thinking is absolutely insane.
There is no evidence that Covid causes long term respiratory complications in a healthy population.
You know what does cause long term effects? Concussions. Have we taken fighting out of the game? Hitting?
When new supplements come on the market, there is zero long term testing done for complications. Sucralose may have caused long term damage to intestines yet that never stopped the masses from consuming it.
New medications have vigorous testing for short term side effects but long term their use comes with unknown effects. People seldom question that.
8500 people die in Canada of pneumonia every year. Countless others suffer some lung scarring and slight reduction in function, should we stop pro sports from the risk of spreading pneumonia?
Hell, 60% (more?) of the people in this thread are overweight or obese which has PROVEN long term far reaching effects on lung function. Has any one of you cared at all about that?
We have to be careful with Covid but the fear mongering that continues is absolutely ridiculous.