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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, a "mild" case does not mean two weeks of impairment.  A mild case means a barely symptomatic case with no actual impairment.  It has been estimated that 85% (of the general population, not student age)  of infected people have asymptomatic or mild cases.[/quote]

A mild case does include 2 weeks of impairment--I have a direct relationship with someone who is classified as a mild case.  It was like the worst flu and pneumonia combined but it is categorized as mild if they are not hospitalized.  They are part of the 85%. [/quote]

I don't want to argue about the word "mild."  As roughly 5% of infected people are hospitalized, I wouldn't characterize a non-hospitalized case with significant impairment "mild."  The studies on the large percentage of asymptomatic and if you prefer barely symptomatic being in the 80s date back to February.
[url]https://www.sciencealert.com/large-chinese-study-finds-most-coronavirus-infections-are-mild[/url][/quote]

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