Another important study on outcomes after COVID-19 - higher risk of Diabetes at 1 yr. We already know COVID-19 is associated with increased risk of death, heart disease, stroke, neuropsychiatric disease long-term. This is the pandemic after the pandemic no one wants to talk about
https://twitter.com/zalaly/status/1506052198882594818
These outcomes apply to 'mild' acute infections as well - those not hospitalised. This is one of the biggest threats to public health given how many people have been infected & the huge toll of COVID-19 long term. Yet, we seem to be unable to act to prevent it.
This is such a huge failure of public health policy- focus on deaths only (which also are at unacceptable levels). The impacts will be felt for decades later. Years later, I'm sure people will say hindsight is 20/20 & there's nothing we could've done. But they're wrong.
We never adopted the precautionary principle, and every single study on post-COVID-19 outcomes is concerning. We know enough to know infection isn't harmless even if it doesn't kill you. But politicians don't seem to be able to take a longer view.
Ultimately, this will not only hit life expectancy, it'll also hit the economy for the politicians who care so dearly about this. Human capital is the most important capital any economy has. And public health is one of the most vital parts of any economy.
Looking forward to the usual attacks from the scientists who played an important role in normalising the policies of mass infection that led us here. This is your legacy.
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