Or: covid-induced liver damage, fibrosis, et al contributed to an increased number of deaths in alcohol drinkers
> Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/22/covid-heavier-drinking-deaths-2022-ons
I felt like my post on this paper was long enough already that 99% of people weren't going to read it, but, overall the liver and kidney(your filters) were where a lot of viral RNA and subgenomic RNA were found.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00171-3/fulltext
I'm also going to hammer the point endlessly, but, your body also has to try to remove microplastics and PFAs, so people's livers and kidneys probably weren't in the best shape before COVID.
Blaming it on drinking alone is lazy.
