I hesitated to post this, given the situation we are in across the globe. But given many seem to be in the ‘let it rip’ mindset, I really wanted to take some time to talk about other downstream impacts of Covid-19 infections other than MIS-C and Long Covid.

Over the last few months, data is emerging that show Covid-19 infections can also cause a new onset of autoantibodies.
Autoantibodies are antibodies that attack the body’s own organs and tissues over time. This can trigger new onset of a variety of autoimmune disorders.

References:
1) https://www.medrxiv.org/…/2021.01.27.21250559v1.full
2) https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/…/s129…
3) https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3592/htm
4) https://www.frontiersin.org/…/fimmu.2021.645013/full
5) https://dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…/dom.14269
6) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7102e2.htm…
7) https://diabetesjournals.org/…/New-Onset-Type-1…
8) https://jamanetwork.com/jou…/jama/article-abstract/2783420