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‘Bold’ study that gave people COVID reveals ‘supershedder’ phenomenon

A small subset of infected people spew huge amounts of virus into the air — despite having only mild symptoms.
  1. Saima Sidik
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A study of people who were intentionally infected with SARS-CoV-2 has provided a wealth of insights into viral transmission — showing, for example, that a select group of people are ‘supershedders’ who spew vastly more virus into the air than do others1.

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Nature 618, 892-893 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01961-7

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