Where are we with the hygiene hypothesis?
caitlinrivers.substack.com
An interview with an immunologist on whether exposure to viruses helps the immune system to develop in children.

The answer is "no" and that entire theory is misinformed.

Where's that data scientist whose around here downplaying covid and saying the only reason kids are filling hospitals is because they were locked down for two years (lol) and therefore don't have immune systems?

  • macabrett
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    2 years ago

    From my point of view, right now, avoiding flu and COVID-19 is a priority. Those are not going to help you develop a healthy immune response and in fact, they can do a lot of damage to the lungs during that critical developmental time. Data that children that have more infections in the first six months to a year of life go on to have more problems.