3 Comments
User's avatar
Cristin Downs's avatar

Great points, Christine. The nurses I talk to about treating COVID patients in hospitals talk a lot about the psychological effects and behaviors. I worry about this and also the sudden deaths and increases in cardiac arrest.

Expand full comment
Christine M. Nowik, Ph.D.'s avatar

The cardiac and stroke data weigh heavily on my mind, too! Right now, the conspiracy-theory machine is in full churn with anti-vaxxers picking up the news of sudden death and weaving it into a story that links sudden death to vaccines instead of where it belongs: Linked to COVID.

Expand full comment
Cristin Downs's avatar

Yes, absolutely! From a disinformation standpoint, it's pretty brilliant to tie sudden death to vaccines because it makes the conversation about COVID causing sudden death near impossible to have. Mention it, and in general people think you're a few eggs short of a dozen.

Expand full comment