No, Covid-19 is NOT a new HIV

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8 pointsvvincendon4 comments

The response to it, though, the way it affects us socially seems similar. HIV caused humans to become and remain more distant and fearful of intimacy and more prudish even in their language. What behavioral changes can we expect in the wake of COVID-19?

When you say that HIV caused humans to become prudish and fearful of intimacy, are you talking about a temporary effect in the 80s? Or something permanent?

> I would strongly advise anyone to wait for better research coverage before drawing any conclusions on SARS-CoV-2.

Agreed, so I take this article with a grain of salt.

Adding the omitted context to the quote:

"Current state of academic research on SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19: 1. statistical significance is often ignored, 2. references are usually missing at the weakest logical points, 3. most of those papers have not undergone peer review, 4. reproducibility is largely missing. [...] I would strongly advise anyone to wait for better research coverage before drawing any conclusions on SARS-CoV-2."

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