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Originally Posted by Vicky.

Well tbh it seemed to make sense it would affect transmission to some degree. Especially if it lowers severe risk by lowering viral load in some way? Kind of assumed it worked that way given the emphasis on viral loads throughout all this. Seems pretty unanimous that viral load influences how ill you are..

Your post makes it seem very much like more data is out too on the asymptomatic spreader thing? Like, I genuinely hope so as the way teachers are being treat is nothing short of criminal, BUT if the data basically says people who dont get symptoms are not (generally, I know they cannot say for sure) dangerous, then the decision to brand schools as 'safe' again makes a little sense at least.


My cousins wife just got her vaccine cancelled due to 'lack of appointments'. A few in the area are, but that reason is kind of nonsense to me, as they HAD appointments that were then cancelled? If there were no appintments, they wouldn't have got one? A vaccine shortage makes more sense really..and would also make sense why its hushed up if its that so as not to panic the masses, so even if thats rumour, thanks, settled something in my head at least!

Being asymptomatic would automatically reduce spread anyway as while you CAN get it from surface contact etc. and it is partially just "in breath", the #1 biggest "spreading risk" is when a contagious person coughs or sneezes and generates droplets. A contagious asymptomatic person won't be coughing or sneezing (as then they wouldn't be asymptomatic...) and so it's far less likely to catch anything from them "in passing". They'd still be a large infection risk for people in long term contact though (people they live with).