r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 03 '25

Neuroscience Scientists discover that even mild COVID-19 can alter brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease, potentially increasing dementia risk—raising urgent public health concerns.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260553/covid-19-linked-increase-biomarkers-abnormal-brain/
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u/Corleysaurus Feb 03 '25

Get vaccinated, y’all.

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u/IBetYourReplyIsDumb Feb 03 '25

Vaccination is literally exposure to a mild form of COVID-19, that's what vaccines are, we should not assume that is a solution to this problem.

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u/JackBinimbul Feb 04 '25

That is not how MRNA vaccines work.