Covid outbreak at CDC gathering infects 181 disease detectives

How many had mild cases?

Were there any severe cases?

In other news, being an expert in disease transmission does not make your immune system better.

* 181 (13%) respondents reported testing positive for SARS-CoV-2

* Of those who reported testing positive, 52% reported no known prior COVID-19 infection

* 1,435 (99.4%) of respondents reported at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose

* 49 (27%) of the respondents who tested positive received antiviral medications

* 70% of respondents reported not wearing a mask; the event coincided with a period of low COVID-19 Community Levels, where masking is not recommended in CDC guidance

* None were hospitalized

Why is the mask thing even mentioned, it was dubious as hell when they first pushed it but study after study comes out showing they don’t stop spread

But then again, the CDC was pushing the idea that getting vaccinated means you won’t get sick so I guess believing the CDC holds some scientific validity is an error to begin

But does it stop individual infection? Studies show that lower quality masks and poor masking rigor may mean it's not effective for a large, lax, population, but do you have evidence that the proper use of an N95 doesn't markedly reduce the chance of an individual becoming infected with COVID?