Thanks for the info, there are some good points for the myocarditis issue generally. All I'd point out is the first doctor is calling out flaws in the group data being relied upon, but we just don't have enough information on whether this particular virus may present more than a small proportion of myocarditis cases as severe. All we have for information is the long-term myocarditis prognosis for those presenting due to viruses other than Covid-19, although we are starting to get enough time from the first outbreak to understand it better. Hopefully some well-controlled studies will be published in the next few months.PeterRamTime wrote: ↑3 years agoHere's the main one. Dude doesn't even watch football so he has no bias.rhodyruckus wrote: ↑3 years agoName them. I'm sure the Sox were fine to throw away Eduardo Rodriguez's last pre-arbitration year and pay him on his prorated $8 million + to sit on his ass even though this "not a serious condition at all".PeterRamTime wrote: ↑3 years ago
The myocarditis issue itself is grasping at straws as it's really not a serious condition at all. There have been plenty of health professionals that have condemned the study the big ten used. A couple of them from the University of Michigan.
It's insanity.
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Here's an educational video on youtube from a year ago on Myocarditis.
States that it is rare for it to cause severe heart issues.
This is also something that is fairly common and we have treatments for it. You're probably even less likely to have serious issues from this in this current climate because, if you have Covid they will be looking out to see if you develop this condition. So they'll treat it early.
I'd argue the perception of "severe heart issues" can vary widely between me who is lazy as hell and rarely ramp up my heart rate, and a pro athlete who needs 100% heart capacity in order to earn their living. I can adapt to a little more exhaustion and still live my life almost to the fullest, not so for the latter.
The elephant in the room which is also guiding these decisions is the liability waiver which was talked about being in the next Congressional stimulus package (remember when this was about to be passed in July?), but fell by the wayside as Trump issued an executive order for funds sans liability protection. This probably pissed off both D's and R's, D's can't use this as a negotiating issue to get more funds and citizen protections while the R's lost their chance at protecting business owners. No matter the politics, not having an assurance of protection from liability claims is probably raising the standard of what the Big 10 and most other conferences have to see as far as long-term effects in order to continue the sports seasons.