Actual studies measure these rates. Your limited knowledge of your extended acquaintance group means jack shit for whether they're correct. I only know of a single person in my extended acquaintances who had heart disease. It doesn't mean that general population statistics on heart disease are wrong, it means some combination of I'm missing information and my sample is biased. Your sample is not random (so multiplying a statistic of the general population against them is not valid) and you don't actually know who's experienced long COVID symptoms. Some may have had some and gotten better, some may not even recognize a lingering cough or being more worn out as a symptom, and some may just not feel like it's necessary to tell you.

[–] droog_the_droog@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Absolutely. Always consider medical statistics based on self reporting with a grain of salt is all I'm saying. Obviously, my back of a napkin maths based on my personal circumstances shouldn't be used as any kind of evidence on your behalf. This is also why I say it's based on my own anecdotes.