What Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz thinks about epidemiology
Australian epidemiologist and research fellow who writes about how to read health research, often under the name Health Nerd. His newsletter covers nutrition, exercise, COVID-19 and problems in published science.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsI think it's entirely reasonable to say that COVID-19 is about as bad as your average seasonal virus in 2026, something that I could never imagine myself saying way back in 2020.
↗Gideon M-K: Health Nerdgidmk.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsI don't think the risk of Long COVID is any greater than the risk that you might experience long-term symptoms from parainfluenza or adenovirus at this point, and it may well be lower.
↗Gideon M-K: Health Nerdgidmk.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece