The observed data can be explained by a *short* period in which some people are capable of infecting many more. And then they become less infectious. Nobody says you have to be equally infectious over the whole period you are infected 6/n
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You're very welcome! I've been trying to focus on what people should be aware of given all this. I think having the right mental model helps folk assess their own situations; avoid binary thinking (six feet as magic!); plus need for new/modified guidelines (outdoors, masks etc.)
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"Speaker remaining masked" has a very high socal cost as it makes it much harder for many to understand.
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Indeed. But once you identify what needs the happen, and the problem—the high social cost—we can think about what we need to do. Design proper face-shields (neck seal?)/transparent masks with sufficient filtration is one obvious step. May be expensive, but okay for only speaker.
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sorry I truly appreciate this is hard but it is also not my wheel house) 14/n