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In the vast majority of the anecdotes I know where the person developed serious symptoms, they first had quite mild symptoms for about a week or two, sometimes
by dundarious 5y ago
In the vast majority of the anecdotes I know where the person developed serious symptoms, they first had quite mild symptoms for about a week or two, sometimes longer. Given how many people develop no serious symptoms at all, I think "within 7 days" is ambiguously but defensibly in the "early" category.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoIt is still a relevant point given recently approved medications like Paxlovid ran their trials with a even tighter window of <5 days and 50% of the trail was <3 days.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago>In the vast majority of the anecdotes I know where the person developed serious symptoms, they first had quite mild symptoms for about a week or two, sometimes longer. Serious symptoms arent usually caused by the virus, which peaks 3-5 days after symtoms, then dies out. If you want to treat in the viral stage, early action is incredibly important. If you want to treat the after effects, it is less critical.