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My link works properly for me, but thanks for including the URL.

I suspect many people who never tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were asymptomatic or were so minimally symptomatic that they didn't undergo PCR or equivalent testing or weren't tested at all. In some studies, the prevalence of asymptomatic infection was as high as 34%. I didn't get sick when I was working in the hospital, including on units with COVID patients, and I never figured out how I contracted the virus months later.

I completely agree about the risk to unvaccinated people and that even the current vaccines are better than nothing. What's unfortunate is that so many now view COVID as an annoyance not worthy of vaccination or other risk mitigation. I especially worry about the burden of Long COVID and, perhaps even more, about long-term effects in people without persistent symptoms.

Take care!

<blockquote data-quote="Roller" data-source="post: 166958" data-attributes="member: 224">My link works properly for me, but thanks for including the URL.I suspect many people who never tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were asymptomatic or were so minimally symptomatic that they didn't undergo PCR or equivalent testing or weren't tested at all. In some studies, the prevalence of asymptomatic infection was as high as 34%. I didn't get sick when I was working in the hospital, including on units with COVID patients, and I never figured out how I contracted the virus months later.I completely agree about the risk to unvaccinated people and that even the current vaccines are better than nothing. What's unfortunate is that so many now view COVID as an annoyance not worthy of vaccination or other risk mitigation. I especially worry about the burden of Long COVID and, perhaps even more, about long-term effects in people without persistent symptoms.Take care!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Roller, post: 166958, member: 224"] My link works properly for me, but thanks for including the URL. I suspect many people who never tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were asymptomatic or were so minimally symptomatic that they didn't undergo PCR or equivalent testing or weren't tested at all. In some studies, the prevalence of asymptomatic infection was as high as 34%. I didn't get sick when I was working in the hospital, including on units with COVID patients, and I never figured out how I contracted the virus months later. I completely agree about the risk to unvaccinated people and that even the current vaccines are better than nothing. What's unfortunate is that so many now view COVID as an annoyance not worthy of vaccination or other risk mitigation. I especially worry about the burden of Long COVID and, perhaps even more, about long-term effects in people without persistent symptoms. Take care! [/QUOTE]

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