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> it's not clear that asymptomatic infections are as infectious as symptomatic infections Yes it is clear (they're not)! Superspreading events are caused by pe
by gizmo 6y ago
> it's not clear that asymptomatic infections are as infectious as symptomatic infections
Yes it is clear (they're not)! Superspreading events are caused by people who are clearly symptomatic but don't act responsibly. Most spreading in total happens via nonsymptomatic or presymptomatic people, because covid19 is a coronavirus and that's how coronaviruses work. No point in pretending this is some kind of big unknown.
If you don't believe me, let's look at this story of army recruits. Those who tested positive were isolated, those who remained tested negative and trained together with masks and social distancing. Result, 8 days later 142 out of 640 tested positive. https://outline.com/dK2TWd https://outline.com/dK2TWd