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		mapontosevenths on Dec 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Commercial tea bags release microplastics, enterin... The CDC announced yesterday or this morning that they're back to pre COVID levels. It seems they're done dropping for now. Also, plastics have been around for 100+ years. That would be one heck of a lag. EDIT They're not back to pre-COVID levels yet, but getting closer.

Retric on Dec 25, 2024 [–]

Having just killed off over a million of the least healthy Americans makes things appear better than they actually are.

mapontosevenths on Jan 2, 2025 | [–]

I see your point, but I suspect it's at least equally valid to assert that our average lifespans also fell due to COVID. Mortality isn't the only impact it had, and long term effects linger.

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