[blueplum]

does this mean that those who are asymptomatic do not shed? or that their shedding is immaterial when treating an active patient?

from the link:

At facilities that had significant numbers of exposed healthcare workers they did allow those with low and moderate risk exposures to return to work well before 14 days.
Only HCW with highest risk exposures were excluded for almost the full 14 days (I think 9 days).
After return to work, all wore surgical masks while at work until the 14 days period expired. All had temperature check and interview with employee health prior to start of work, also only until the end of the 14 days.
Obviously, only asymptomatic individuals were allowed back.
8.Symptom onset is between 2-9 days post-exposure with median of 5 days. This is from a very large Chinese cohort.
9. Patients can shed RNA from 1-4 weeks after symptom resolution

[RummyChick]

” Patients can shed RNA from 1-4 weeks after symptom resolution”

So this gets back to why are Biogen Man and Jewish Lawyer super spreaders and CPAC Guy didnt cause mass infection.

Seems like something else might be going on. Perhaps strain version.

Biogen conference did include Italy but they don’t know patient 0..or havent revealed it

[LilFarmer]

Well that’s what the CDC preaches. FWIW. Other data suggests otherwise

[Tellurian]

9. Patients can shed RNA from 1-4 weeks after symptom resolution

I guess that means they shed dead viruses and inert virus particles for that period, nothing live that would go on to infect another?