Well this article is sobering reading, read the full piece here…
https://vejonhealth.com/covid-19/the-prophet-we-ignored-why-sepsis-diagnoses-dropped-50-but-deaths-keep-rising/
The current pandemic exists as three simultaneous cohorts, invisible without deliberate pattern recognition.
Cohort One represents the majority: persistent inflammation, immune dysregulation, frequent minor infections, reduced vitality. These patients aren’t sick enough for aggressive intervention. They’re “not quite right”—a description attributed to aging, stress, or lifestyle rather than accumulated viral damage. This is the largest group and the least visible.
Cohort Two is growing steadily: organ dysfunction presenting as heart failure, kidney disease, metabolic disorders. Medicine codes these as age-related comorbidities. The reality may be accumulated damage from multiple infections over years, each one weakening tissue integrity and organ reserve. Mortality is higher in this group, but gradual enough that it doesn’t trigger systemic alarm.
Cohort Three is just emerging: end-stage viral sepsis without classic presentation. This is the smallest group currently—a percentage overflow from Cohort Two. Patients present with multi-organ failure, confusion, elevated D-dimers, and rapid progression to death. Not from traditional infection patterns, but from what appears to be exhaustion. The body simply stops fighting.
This cohort will eventually force attention because of presentation speed and unexpected demographics. When a highly T-cell-evasive variant emerges, the model predicts rapid cascade. Patients currently stable in Cohorts One and Two could progress to Three with alarming speed, overwhelming healthcare systems unprepared for atypical presentations.
