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I was unable to find the Medscape article you referenced, but the study is available here:
Conspiracy beliefs prospectively predict health behavior and well-being during a pandemic
ETA: Your referenced Medscape article: People Who Believe in COVID-19 Conspiracies More Likely to Catch Virus: Study
Interesting that somebody went through the trouble of studying this. What other possible outcome could there be? These folks are, by definition, delusional. Probably diagnosable as delusional disorder.
I suspect that mental illness is among many non-physiologic risk factors, including education and political affiliation.
Well it bears out in my family. The conspiracy theorists/non-vaccinators are all getting sick, one by one.
The ones who have received shots, including my relatively elderly and vulnerable parents, are being spared, thus far.
STILL they (the anti-vaccinators) don't believe it's a big deal.
Hannahbanana, BSN, MSN
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Read in entirety: People Who Believe in COVID-19 Conspiracies More Likely to Catch Virus: Study - Medscape - Nov 02, 2021.