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> People who show symptoms who interact with others and don't take precautions like wearing a mask are no doubt being irresponsible and worthy of opprobrium but

> People who show symptoms who interact with others and don't take precautions like wearing a mask are no doubt being irresponsible and worthy of opprobrium but that's it. This applies to the vaccinated too because the data is clear that vaccinated people are capable of spreading the virus as well. Also, in addition to the fact that many infected are asymptomatic, a study shows that one of the periods in which the virus is more easily transmitted occurs before symptoms appear: https://fox59.com/news/coronavirus/study-covid-19-is-most-transmissible-2-days-before-3-days-after-symptoms-appear/ https://fox59.com/news/coronavirus/study-covid-19-is-most-tr... > If just 4/5ths were more disciplined in their daily consumption of calories then we'd highly likely be looking at a very different outcome. Covid-19 death rates 10 times higher in countries where most adults are overweight, report finds: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/health/obesity-covid-death-rate-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/04/health/obesity-covid-death-ra... In the US, however, it's practically an outrage to tell people that being fat has health consequences.

brigandish 5y ago
> This applies to the vaccinated too because the data is clear that vaccinated people are capable of spreading the virus as well. I agree. I'm not a supporter of masks for those showing no symptoms but if there's one thing I would hope for from this pandemic is that people who feel ill stay at home. It used to annoy me looooong before the pandemic and it seriously annoys me now. The number of people I see out and about coughing who don't wear a mask or, as I saw on Saturday, someone pull don't a mask to sneeze so they don't "ruin" the mask… is mind blowing. > If just 4/5ths were more disciplined in their daily consumption of calories I see I created some word salad. I meant if the 4/5ths of severe COVID cases would just be more disciplined… The full report you mention is here[1], it's well written and accessible and well worth a read. New reports can't sum it up well enough. [1] https://www.worldobesityday.org/assets/downloads/COVID-19-and-Obesity-The-2021-Atlas.pdf https://www.worldobesityday.org/assets/downloads/COVID-19-an...

brigandish 5y ago

> This applies to the vaccinated too because the data is clear that vaccinated people are capable of spreading the virus as well. I agree. I'm not a supporter of masks for those showing no symptoms but if there's one thing I would hope for from this pandemic is that people who feel ill stay at home. It used to annoy me looooong before the pandemic and it seriously annoys me now. The number of people I see out and about coughing who don't wear a mask or, as I saw on Saturday, someone pull don't a mask to sneeze so they don't "ruin" the mask… is mind blowing. > If just 4/5ths were more disciplined in their daily consumption of calories I see I created some word salad. I meant if the 4/5ths of severe COVID cases would just be more disciplined… The full report you mention is here[1], it's well written and accessible and well worth a read. New reports can't sum it up well enough. [1] https://www.worldobesityday.org/assets/downloads/COVID-19-and-Obesity-The-2021-Atlas.pdf https://www.worldobesityday.org/assets/downloads/COVID-19-an...