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Re:Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier... by ashtonkem on Thursday April 16, 2020 @05:59PM (#22893997)
The former only holds if you assume that a large majority of asymptomatic carriers never develop symptoms. It’s entirely likely that an asymptomatic positive test is a precursor to developing symptoms.
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Re:Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier... by xienze on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:19PM (#22894154)
Sure, but remember that symptoms range from mild to moderate in the majority of cases.
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Re:Coronavirus clue? Most cases aboard U.S. aircraft carrier... by ashtonkem on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:28PM (#22894219)
That’s a different argument altogether.
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