That makes much more sense.
For some reason I thought you have arbitrarily decided that 5mil die every year 
Those are statistics. Itās the story behind the statistics that matter, and different people commonly tell different stories using the same statistics - often based on their own pre-existing beliefs & biases.
The very first bit of information at the top of the report under 'key statistics was:
In 2022, there were 144,650 deaths that occurred by 30 September and were registered by 30 November, which is 19,986 (16.0%) more than the historical average.
And lets not forget that living or dying is not the only outcome from COVID. I have seen different studies quote long COVID outcomes from near 10% to over 20% of those that test positive. Purely economically, the US has estimated the affect of long COVID alone to be around 10% of GDP. Speculatively, cumulative effects of subsequent infections could push this figure much higher.
I havenāt seen someone attempt to add on the effect of deaths, mental health issues, interruptions to workflow and supply chains or the added burden of late diagnoses for other illnesses etc, but youād have to think itās going to be a significant sum, economically speaking, to say nothing of the social and health impacts.
I struggle to find any rational argument for COVID not being a big deal. Unfortunately, thereās little most of us can do about its effects, other than get on with life, and hope for further breakthroughs and improvements in prevention and treatment. Just please donāt argue that it isnāt a big deal.
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Tinnitus is a symptom?
I donāt think the great overlord minds too much if the mainland is seen by mainlanders to be outperforming Hong Kong which, letās be fair, has been poisoned by degraded western values for 100+ years.
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Huh? What did you say?
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I feel like every neurological symptom of long covid is also a symptom of shift worker syndrome.
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Very true
That has a certain ring to it.
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Iāve had pretty much permanent tinnitus for the last two years, much worse recently.
I put it down to shift worker syndrome and my misspent youth, which Iām still not convinced it isnāt.
I never wore earplugs for loud music (mine or someone elseās).
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Sorry to hear about your ongoing struggles.
Are they mostly post COVID infection, or just after vaccination?
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Thanks Glu. These all presented soon after my vaccine in Nov 21, I didnāt actually get covid until June 22 which ironically was a knock-out headache for two days but no lingering symptoms after.
For a lot of people Iāve spoken to it each covid infection has aggravated their reaction-symptoms or made new ones. Outside of the PoTs, platelet issues and chest pain everything else has continued to settle which Iām thankful for.
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7 digits of accuracy and yet you missed just over a quarter of VICās population.
That Israeli study unfortunately isnāt very good. I wouldnāt trust its findings which likely significantly inflate the positive benefits.
Fair enough. Results from 6 other studies were also quoted. They all showed similar results.
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The new masks with the loop at the top and bottom instead of the side can be a little troublesome.
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We are on a cruise and my wife has tested positive. She is quite sick. I insisted that they give her anti virals which they eventually did.
She is in isolation in our cabin. I am negative so far so am free to do what I want but cannot eat in the dining rooms.
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