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Topic	Coronavirus Topic 9
Corrik7 07/12/20 4:25:07 PM #340:	VintageGin posted... Saw something earlier from a UCSF professor that suggested that masks (plus social distancing) may be contributing to why we're seeing more non-severe cases of COVID relative to the overall new cases. It's not really a new idea-- basically that masks are reducing the viral load when people are exposed, and a lower viral load may lead to less severe cases. The second part of this is the big question as far as I'm aware, as it hasn't been definitively proven that smaller viral load has a direct relationship with severity. But if that's the case it lends further credence to wearing masks even when the efficacy may be well below 100%. This is likely not the case, imo. Because we know there was a ton of non-severe cases that happened and were not caught by testing prior to mask mandates. Spain estimates for everyone 1 case caught was 9 not caught for example due to overloaded testing and asymptomatics. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik Currently playing: Spider-Man (PS4), Quantum Break (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:942020932] in Coronaviru... [t:78791947]...</cite> <quote>VintageGin posted... </cite> <quote>Saw something earlier from a UCSF professor that suggested that masks (plus social distancing) may be contributing to why we're seeing more non-severe cases of COVID relative to the overall new cases. It's not really a new idea-- basically that masks are reducing the viral load when people are exposed, and a lower viral load may lead to less severe cases. The second part of this is the big question as far as I'm aware, as it hasn't been definitively proven that smaller viral load has a direct relationship with severity. But if that's the case it lends further credence to wearing masks even when the efficacy may be well below 100%.</quote>This is likely not the case, imo. Because we know there was a ton of non-severe cases that happened and were not caught by testing prior to mask mandates. Spain estimates for everyone 1 case caught was 9 not caught for example due to overloaded testing and asymptomatics. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik Currently playing: Spider-Man (PS4), Quantum Break (X1)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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