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5 years after COVID, what did we learn? | Dr. Tim Spector

2024/11/21
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00:00 What did we learn from COVID?

01:44 Quickfire questions

04:22 ZOE's response to the pandemic

10:10 5 crucial days

14:06 How new symptoms were discovered

23:40 Did the virus come from a lab?

28:00 Were face masks worth it?

29:02 The data on lockdowns

36:01 The economic costs

37:50 Effectiveness of vaccines

40:04 Side effects of vaccines

46:10 Is there a cure for Long COVID

48:39 The role of food choices

51:24 How to fight off infections

52:30 The risks of junk food

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Mentioned in today's episode

The WHO estimates of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic (2022), published in Nature)

Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations (2023), published in Nature Reviews Microbiology )

The role of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing post-COVID-19 thromboembolic and cardiovascular complications )

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