this is for all of your family members spamming your email or facebook with articles about how turmeric/red wine/kale/whatever can totally protect you from coronavirushttps://twitter.com/FioraAeterna/status/1244335131701030914 …
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okay but did you see this

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Klaus K @KlausKblogStudies show consistently that#tobacco smokers are much less likely to be victims of#COVID19 hospitalization: 9.6% smokers hospitalized vs. 31.2% expected (<0.001), based on Chinese smoking prevalence, suggesting smoking may protect against coronavirus. https://www.qeios.com/read/article/550 … pic.twitter.com/2kABZ0esV8Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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i mean, it's not actually an absurd possibility? but there's possible statistical hazards as well, e.g. if smokers are on average younger because older smokers are more likely to be dead
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which is absurd from a narrative and health culture point of view
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tldr the paper, but it looks like they exclude age from probably effecting their analysis not my purpose to comment on the validity of the paper, just to say we live in bizzaro world
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