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You mean some, it is not the majority. And often viral, not bacterial.

The flu have this effect for sure.

The issue is that those cognitive disfunctions hit young people who were not hospitalized, or hospitalized only for safety (monitoring them with oxy at the ready). I know of one professionnal classical dancer, 26, who cannot coordinate following Covid, and was luckily already near the end of her career. But still, for some trade, this might be an issue, especially if Covid become as endemic as the flu

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> The flu have this effect for sure.

Any references or background to this?

It's weird because there are major media campaigns to encourage people to have a flu jab (UK) and "flu causes [irreversible] cognitive dysfunction" would be a major 'seller'.

I can also see that governments could have been reluctant to spread such information - if it's true - as it would change attitudes to schooling; schools being known to be a major vector for spreading flu.

Well, sorry, i said "for sure" because i was hit by the flu october 2019, and my recovery left me weaker to other respiratory diseases (first time asthma) and caused me balances issue for a year. But ancdata is not data, so i'm sorry. Let's say chickenpox, West Nile?

Btw, i did not say "irreversible". I did lost a summer of training, probably because of the flu, and this is irreversible, but i'm pretty sure my balance is OK now (i had asthma 3 weeks ago, so the respiratory sytsem damage is not repaired however)

In what scenario does it bot become endemic?

If everyone develops immunity, either by vaccine or infection, and it dies out on its own i assume would be the only way

Full vaccination. A few countries (developed countries with high levels of vaccine acceptance) will be able to vaccinate virtually everyone over 16 within the next month or so, maybe everyone over 12 (though there is likely to be way more hesitancy there almost everywhere). At that point, it's likely to be suppressed in those countries, and that may reduce hesitancy elsewhere, and so on.

A number of diseases that were once globally endemic are now regionally endemic (eg polio, two countries), or eradicated (smallpox). Generally due to vaccination.

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