mainstream science records a step-function epistemic update on delta being more severe / causing 2x as much hospitalisation, but I think the low IQ / high IQ alliance was already sold on 1000x more virus <=> being more severe, no?
is it really only the throat? i mean, could be, but it seems likely to be systemic, maybe a but less so elsewhere
i guess this is what the pcr test measures.
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I am really not sure. I remember, that german health experts said, that with a higher viral load, the rapid test is more significant. I think the number 1000 or 1200 was from this WHO report (page 6) https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/20210720_Weekly_Epi_Update_49.pdf …
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"Moreover, the viral load of the first positive test of Delta infection was over 1200 times higher than non-VOCs, suggesting that this VOC may be able to replicate faster and be more infectious during the early stages of infection"
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Which can be good in some cases, for example the significance of rapid tests increases.