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Association of Initial Viral Load in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Patients with Outcome and Symptoms
The dynamics of viral load (VL) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and its association with different clinical parameters remain poorly characterized in the US patient population. Herein, we investigate associations between VL and ...
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"No significant association was noted between VL, admission to intensive care unit, length of oxygen support, and overall survival."
"As a result, disease containment may require strategies different from those utilized in the containment of SARS-CoV. In addition, authors compared viral load kinetics in mild and severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reported no differences between the two groups.7 In a similar manner, a study with 5000 subjects from Lombardy, Italy, showed no difference in viral loads between asymptomatic carriers and symptomatic COVID-19 patients."
Conclusion: Even if a mask could reduce the load of viruses spread by an infected person, it would still be useless, but of course, it can't, because the COVID-19 virus is airborne, therefore there's no doubt that masks are as useless as can be in fighting against the spread of COVID-19.