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Peter Bannister's avatar

Thanks very much for the article (and your work in general!) - the overall point is well-taken, but I was also going to ask the question about differentiating between "pre-symptomatic" and "asymptomatic" transmission. Interestingly, Geert vanden Bossche still appears convinced that the latter is a reality, judging by the "supportive references" section of his blog: https://www.voiceforscienceandsolidarity.org/blog/supportive-references-from-literature

Is there some way to reconcile such studies with the present data that you cite?

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Purple Man's avatar

Hello, Dr. Alexander, and thank you for the paper. Could you please comment on pre-symptomatic infections? Is it safe to say that the lack of symptoms is a signal of such low viral load that infection is rare, regardless of the individual being asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic?

Thank you very much in advance.

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