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I believe vital shedding peaks in most studies around day two after symptoms in symptomatic cases. There is one study that showed most of the shedding in the 3-4 day post symptoms period. The point is you are more likely to infect someone if you are yet unaware you are shedding virons. Just like with C19. That’s a fact no matter which study we believe over the others.

Yes I’m all about accuracy. I’m open to any information you provide and will go see if I can find anything new I’m not aware of.

Correct. C19 is contagious for longer pre-symptoms than influenza. That’s my point. The so called “experts” had very good evidence C19 could spread by asymptomatic and presymptomatic modes. Yet they wrongly assumed it wouldn’t. Or they claim they didn’t know. They could be lying. Turns out they were not only wrong but the consequences were even worse because of the 3-4 day presymptomatic spread vs. 1 day with flu. It was a boneheaded mistake. That’s my point and it seems we agree on that.

 

No it wasn't.

The difference between being asymptomatic but contagious for one day as opposed to 4 is significant...

 

1) Yes, my point was and is experts should have expected C19 to spread asymptomatically and presymptomatically because we had evidence it would. And no evidence it would not. My point was based on the fact both cold viruses and influenza are known to be contagious in asymptomatic cases and before symptoms present in symptomatic cases. We can debate when viral shedding peaks in influenza, but my point was based on the fact we both agree on that presymptomatic transmission of the flu is possible.


2) Of course it’s significant. We agree 100% on that. And makes my original point much more poignant. It means the incorrect assumption C19 would not spread asymptomatically and presymptomatically was much worse for the public than if C19 was only capable of presymptomatic spread for 1 day. These clowns blew it. Or they are liars. You pick, but it’s one or the other.

 

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