Yet-Another-Dave
Well-Known Member
Agreed there is a lot we don't know. Erh, there seems to be a lot the doctors & scientists don't know and we know less because we're not doing the studies and the reports have errors (for many reasons.)
Two things I've seen reported, quoting different sources, that don't seem well understood related to transmission. One is that close face to face contact with an infected person is thought to be most likely (not only!) source of infection. Perhaps protestors, all facing a common point of focus, spend less time in direct face to face contact than other crowds. Second is data seems to suggest most infected people aren't that contagious, but a few are super contagious. I haven't seen a single theory explaining this second point, but several reports of different sources reporting they have seen the pattern. I suppose this could just be reporting error in the data (i.e. not admitting you were going around coughing in peoples faces...?)
Until our professionals figure out at least a few more key details, I'm afraid were pretty much screwed and still need to hunker down and try to stay safe on our own. Sadly as the infection rates soar that become harder and harder to do.
Two things I've seen reported, quoting different sources, that don't seem well understood related to transmission. One is that close face to face contact with an infected person is thought to be most likely (not only!) source of infection. Perhaps protestors, all facing a common point of focus, spend less time in direct face to face contact than other crowds. Second is data seems to suggest most infected people aren't that contagious, but a few are super contagious. I haven't seen a single theory explaining this second point, but several reports of different sources reporting they have seen the pattern. I suppose this could just be reporting error in the data (i.e. not admitting you were going around coughing in peoples faces...?)
Until our professionals figure out at least a few more key details, I'm afraid were pretty much screwed and still need to hunker down and try to stay safe on our own. Sadly as the infection rates soar that become harder and harder to do.