https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2774102
Ever think asymptomatic transmission was an implausible defection? Me too.
“Transmission within same household of asymptomatic index cases just 0.7%; 95% CI, 0%-4.9%”.
“They conclude: "These findings are consistent with other household studies...
... reporting asymptomatic index cases as having limited role in household transmission."

Note, transmission between spouses over twice as likely as non-spousal family, and family transmission is much more likely than non-family close contacts.
So if you are an asymptomatic swab positive, the only person you may to pass it on to is your bed partner, and even that is highly unlikely.

Or you can carry on believing that this respiratory virus, unlike all others before it, veritably jumps out of your heavily infected...
...airway, without you coughing or sneezing, and replicates substantially in your lungs without producing any symptoms of illness at all.

This has always been implausible. As a dangerous notion, it really is top drawer. Without asymptomatic transmission, where’s the...
...justification for mass testing those without symptoms? Spoiler: there isn’t one.
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