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I actually do remember reading that this was true specifically in the case of COVID — that more exposure so far seems to correlate with a worse infection.

Sadly, I have no idea where I read this. But... I know I did! Recently! Maybe NYT?

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This is the article you meant: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/opinion/coronavirus-viral...

Yeah, I saw it too. The hypothesis, as I recall, is that the more virions inhaled, the more likely some of them will get deep in the lungs where they can do the most damage.

I read something like that too. I came away thinking that ingestion might be a better way to get it than inhalation. I think you really need to keep it out of the lungs and nervous system. But that's all my impression from who knows where.

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