I suppose they could be long delayed deaths, which would be easier to mask.

In all seriousness though, there were a lot of exaggerations over just how badly things might play out. Not just describing Impossible here, but people I know personally.

I mostly just anticipated a fair bit of risk for potentially long-term negative effects in... I dunno, some small to moderate percentage of the population? Simply because those are things that can be tougher to detect with newer forms of treatment. And past attempts at treating SARS/Covid related viruses have had some baggage with limited success.

I still wouldn't really jump to conclusions of malicious and deliberate attempts or goals though, or at least nothing beyond basic greed, laziness, and incompetence.

Maybe the worst long-term consequence is really the level of state and corporate sponsored control that has been employed across the board. And almost no consequences to those who would push for extreme and dystopian measures.

I suppose they could be long delayed deaths, which would be easier to mask.

In all seriousness though, there were a lot of exaggerations over just how badly things might play out. Not just describing Impossible here, but people I know personally.

I mostly just anticipated a fair bit of risk for potentially long-term negative effects in... I dunno, some small to moderate percentage of the population? Simply because those are things that can be tougher to detect with newer forms of treatment. And past attempts at treating SARS/Covid related viruses have had some baggage with limited success.

Maybe the worst long-term consequence is really the level of state and corporate sponsored control that has been employed across the board. And almost no consequences to those who would push for extreme and dystopian measures.