Peter Olson, Goonengerry
A new study conducted by Dr Dan Aderka of the Sheba Medical Centre, published in The Jerusalem Post (7/10/20), says that male COVID-19 sufferers could experience reduced fertility. Dr Aderka reported that there was a 50 per cent decrease in the sperm volume, concentration, and motility, in patients with moderate disease, even 30 days after diagnosis.
Another study by Edinburgh University, that examined various COVID-19 lockdown-style scenarios, found that while they might protect hospitals, they ‘could also prolong the pandemic’ and that school lockdowns ‘may increase the death toll’, by preventing herd immunity building up among the young and healthy (Daily Mail 9/10/20).
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