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Asymptomatic persons can spread SARS-CoV-2 infections to others.

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SUPPORTED
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4 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that asymptomatic persons can spread SARS-CoV-2 infections to others?

Yes. Extensive empirical and systematic review evidence confirms that asymptomatic and presymptomatic individuals can and do transmit SARS-CoV-2 infections to others.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved papers, including systematic reviews and quantitative analyses of viral dynamics, consistently support the scientific consensus that SARS-CoV-2 can be spread by individuals who display no symptoms. None of the papers refute this claim.

Evidence for · 4
Asymptomatic and presymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review
2020
Reviews the literature and acknowledges that while individual studies have methodological shortcomings, collectively they provide compelling evidence of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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Savvides, C. & Siegel, R. (2020). Asymptomatic and presymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.11.20129072

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Quantitative COVID-19 infectiousness estimate correlating with viral shedding and culturability suggests 68% pre-symptomatic transmissions
2020
Estimates that a substantial majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections are driven by pre-symptomatic transmission based on serial intervals and viral kinetics.
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Prakash, M. K. (2020). Quantitative COVID-19 infectiousness estimate correlating with viral shedding and culturability suggests 68% pre-symptomatic transmissions. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.07.20094789

Can people with asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic COVID-19 infect others: a systematic review of primary data
2020
Confirms through primary empirical evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted from people who were asymptomatic at the time.
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Aguirre-Duarte, N. (2020). Can people with asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic COVID-19 infect others: a systematic review of primary data. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.08.20054023

Universal SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR admission screening over 21 months in a German tertiary care hospital: detection of asymptomatic infections.
2026
Identifies numerous otherwise undiagnosed, asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 positive individuals through hospital admission screening, demonstrating their role as a transmission risk.
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I, E., T, G., S, K., M, E., V, R., A, H., S, E., K, K., C, P., B, W., L, D., S, K., I, W., & M, K. (2026). Universal SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR admission screening over 21 months in a German tertiary care hospital: detection of asymptomatic infections.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-14122-8

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The retrieved papers, including systematic reviews and quantitative analyses of viral dynamics, consistently support the scientific consensus that SARS-CoV-2 can be spread by individuals who display no symptoms. None of the papers refute this claim.

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