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NEW PERSPECTIVE PIECE: masks can be leaky but even when they don& #39;t catch all the virus, it appears that they catch enough of it to only cause mild disease. Can less viral load result in less severe disease? That& #39;s been seen for others pathogens. How about for SARS-CoV-2?...
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2) when mask partitions were used between hamster cages, they didn& #39;t stop SARS-CoV-2 completely but the resulting disease was mild. And in human populations with wide-spread masking we& #39;re seeing more and more asymptomatic and mild infections...
3)on Diamond Princess only ~20% of infected was asymptomatic but on another ship where all passengers were issued masks the rate was ~80%. Even more evidence: Indiana pediatric unit (where patients & staff were masked) staff that contracted the virus didn& #39;t develop symptoms...
4) in outbreak in seafood plant in OR where all workers were issued masks, of all infections, 95% were asymptomatic. Same w/chicken plant in AR: 95% asymptomatic.
TY Dr. @MonicaGandhi9 et. al. for the valuable piece which has huge policy implications. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-06067-8">https://link.springer.com/article/1...
TY Dr. @MonicaGandhi9 et. al. for the valuable piece which has huge policy implications. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-06067-8">https://link.springer.com/article/1...
