r/science 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/_BlueFire_ Feb 03 '25

All I'm getting from this, is even more anger toward the antivaxxers crowd. It's not even being well-intentioned but ill-formed, when even your own family just ignores any explanation from you (person from that field) or becomes least they're just dangerous.

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u/Marshmallow16 Feb 04 '25

Vaccination doesn't stop you from getting covid. You still get the infection. It was mainly to keep you out of the hospital. 

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u/fadingsignal Feb 04 '25

Also many of COVID's screwed up effects happen regardless of severity or vaccination status.

The vaccine cut death rates way way down and people really need to stay up to date. But all the myriad ways it harms the body happen even in mild, asymptomatic, vaccinated infections. Prevention is the only true way to stay safe right now.

https://news.nm.org/new-research-finds-covid-19-vaccination-prior-to-infection-does-not-affect-the-neurological-symptoms-of-long-covid