Transcript
Half of COVID survivors still had symptoms at three years? Eh, something doesn't sound quite right about that. Send it to the truth lab. Thank you, and at first inspection, that definitely does not pass muster. We all probably know people who have had COVID, and I bet half of them aren't still experiencing pretty bad symptoms. So, let's take a look at the actual study. There it is. This time, we don't even need to go past literally the title of the study itself. outcomes of discharged survivors of COVID-19, meaning that 50% number was referring to hospitalized patients, which makes a lot more sense. Verdict is real data, bad headline.
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This will be a recurring rapid-fire segment where we do quick takedowns—or validations—of dcience news headlines. Want me ti civer somethint? Drop a comment! #science #sciencenews #covid #edutok