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I don't think you're supposed to be infectious for more than a week plus a couple of days at most. Admittedly, there is a short time window where you might be s
by _0ffh 9y ago
I don't think you're supposed to be infectious for more than a week plus a couple of days at most. Admittedly, there is a short time window where you might be shedding while still asymptomatic. Still, as long as you keep your hands clean (which you should do anyways) and don't cough on people (which you won't if you're asymptomatic) and maybe refrain from shaking hands for a few extra days after having been ill the remaining risks are negligible. We're already entering regions of unlikelihood here where we're bordering on picking nits. You could just as well stand next to a road and yell at the drivers for gassing civilians.
- mikeash 9y agoConsidering that deaths from the flu are of similar magnitude to traffic fatalities, I’d say it’s more like yelling at drivers for running red lights, failing to yield to pedestrians, or changing lanes without looking, and justifying it on the basis that they’d rather deal with the occasional fender bender than take basic precautions.