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But this doesn't hold up in the real world. Particularly since viral load matters wrt severity of infection for COVID-19. Do you want to get shot with 100 cou
by huffmsa 6y ago
But this doesn't hold up in the real world.
Particularly since viral load matters wrt severity of infection for COVID-19.
Do you want to get shot with 100 count bird shot or 70 count with a shorter effective distance? An individual pellet probably won't do much harm, but multiple pellets damaging the same organ will cause non-linear increases in damage and severity of outcome.
- walterbell 6y agoDo you mean viral load after being infected, or viral load in a hypothetical asymptomatic person who is showing no symptoms, not quarantined, and the primary threat vector being mitigated by masks? Are there studies on viral load in pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals with Covid-19 or other viruses?
- huffmsa 6y agoThe data for the reduction in viral load came from and Italian experiment with symptomatic patients. A simple surgical mask caught 30% of viral particles when they coughed vs no mask. There might be some level of virus that your body can handle without even developing antibodies / becoming symptomatic, but beyond that threshold, you actually get sick. Anecdotally, we have this for asymptomatic spreaders and potential casualties. > 2 infected hairstylists > Masks worn by everyone > 0 of 140 clients infected https://www.livescience.com/hair-stylists-infected-covid19-face-masks.html https://www.livescience.com/hair-stylists-infected-covid19-f...