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Re: Ask HN: NYC with autoimmune disease, what should I do?

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Post by yboya »

dyingkneepad wrote: post #23

If I were you, I would stay in NYC and try to stay as clean/isolated as possible. If the theory that people who already got covid19 develop immunity from it and won't catch it again is true, then one thing to realize is that NYC (and Italy and others) will become a "safe" place sooner than other places. Yes, there's the horrible downside that a lot of people are dying, but since so many people already caught it (and…

There is evidence coming from China that people who had the virus and recovered became re-infected. Which means there is no certainty at this point on immunity.

Re: Ask HN: NYC with autoimmune disease, what should I do?

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Post by biolurker1 »

muzani wrote: post #42
biolurker1 wrote: post #40

Who told you that autoimmunity is a risk factor for covid-19? Maybe you are confused with immunosupression but they are two opposites.

Many deaths are from cytokine storms.

I don't think that means anything. Strong immune systems can do that too. Autoimmune means deregulated in a very specific way that may or may not induce or protect vs covid-19 but I am not a doctor. But if you didn't find any study linking it then it's probably random.

Re: Ask HN: NYC with autoimmune disease, what should I do?

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Post by boltzmannbrain »

yboya wrote: post #41
dyingkneepad wrote: post #23

If I were you, I would stay in NYC and try to stay as clean/isolated as possible. If the theory that people who already got covid19 develop immunity from it and won't catch it again is true, then one thing to realize is that NYC (and Italy and others) will become a "safe" place sooner than other places. Yes, there's the horrible downside that a lot of people are dying, but since so many people already caught it (and…

There is evidence coming from China that people who had the virus and recovered became re-infected. Which means there is no certainty at this point on immunity.

Do you have data sources?

Re: Ask HN: NYC with autoimmune disease, what should I do?

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Post by dyingkneepad »

yboya wrote: post #41
dyingkneepad wrote: post #23

If I were you, I would stay in NYC and try to stay as clean/isolated as possible. If the theory that people who already got covid19 develop immunity from it and won't catch it again is true, then one thing to realize is that NYC (and Italy and others) will become a "safe" place sooner than other places. Yes, there's the horrible downside that a lot of people are dying, but since so many people already caught it (and…

There is evidence coming from China that people who had the virus and recovered became re-infected. Which means there is no certainty at this point on immunity.

I am aware of that, but there is still doubt in that data. Apparently the tests used in a lot of Chinese people have really bad false positive and false negative rates, so it could lead do conclusions such as apparent reinfection. We'll have to wait and see if it happens with more people, especially in regions with more accurate testing.

Re: Ask HN: NYC with autoimmune disease, what should I do?

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Post by saluki »

pmiller2 wrote: post #21
DoofusOfDeath wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you go that route, perhaps have 1-2 months of groceries and toiletries delivered? That would give the groceries enough time to decontaminate before you touched them, even if later on nobody is able to make deliveries to you. I don't know about refrigerated / frozen foods though. Not sure how long covid19 remains viable when frozen.

Good luck with that. I’m having a hard time getting things delivered at all. None of the services seem capable of finding things like pasta, beans, TP, etc. , and I’m not trying to shop in 2 month quantities.

Be creative, seems like most areas have items in stock, maybe not the typical staples, but items are available.
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