10/25/2024
Many moons ago I made reference to the prevalence of Long Covid and how it would dramatically impact the systems we've come to rely on.
I specifically mentioned the health of our Armed Services. This study is an analysis of that very thing.
Your boy Steve was right. Again. I guess the only "good thing" is that, well, all of "their" armies are dealing with this too.
What a fu**in' waste. :(
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(24)00236-9/fulltext
If you aren't as big a nerd as me, in short, this says WAY more MARINES, yes those MARINES, USMC, The Few, the Proud, The Marines, are screwed.
Young marines were followed for a year to see the impact of "Long Covid" sequelae would be on this specific cohort because you know, it's relevant to NATIONAL SECURITY, look around at geopolitics right now?
25%ish percent are having issues. Which falls right in line with the 10-30% stat from the WHO all those many months ago which I ALSO told everyone.
These are Marines guys, every single one of them could kick my ass with their eyes closed, am I right? Well, maybe not after a few Covid infections. Jesus Christ guys... Come ON! What are we even doing anymore?
Guys, we're fu**ing around, we're going to find out.
In this population of healthy young adult US Marines with mostly either asymptomatic or mild acute COVID-19, one fourth reported physical, cognitive, or psychiatric long-term sequelae of infection. The Marines affected with PASC showed evidence of long-term decrease in functional performance suggest...
