# COVID pneumonia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-pneumonia/960376>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-pneumonia/960376 "2022-03-02T23:29:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-pneumonia/960376/21 "2022-03-07T07:36:02Z")

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I guess i fail to see how that de-emphasizes covid. If i say i have a chicken pox rash does that de-emphasize the chickenpox? It just means pneumonia caused by covid, or typical of covid.

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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-pneumonia/960376/22 "2022-03-07T16:33:12Z")

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In dealing with a couple of them, it becomes ‘clear’ what they are trying to accomplish - at least in their own minds.

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