- There are limitations to these types of surveys — they’re small, and they’re limited to people who seek out and participate in support groups. They can’t prove that the vaccine was what led to any symptom improvement. But they can point researchers toward useful research questions.
I've gone from running once a week and feeling like hammered shit to running twice a week and suffering zero ill effects. Anecdata of one.
Around a third isn't stellar odds but every little bit helps. Hope more comes from this. Chronic viral diseases scare the shit outta me.
- I've gone from running once a week and feeling like hammered shit to running twice a week and suffering zero ill effects. Anecdata of one.
Anecdotes are only derided or promoted by people who don't understand them. They're very useful for hypothesis framing, and that's not nothing--often coming up with the right question is one of the toughest parts of doing science well. Without a hypothesis a scientific study is pretty difficult to run in any meaningful way. I think it was Asimov who said that the greatest phrase in science isn't "Eureka", it's, "Gee, that's funny."
But also, I'd like to echo other sentiments here, which is that either way, I'm glad you're on the mend.