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2021-09-02 13:39:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2343F9AABE690CAD25D2823FFE8C37BD
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He is expressing a personal opinion about the group of individuals who contribute most to the spread of the pandemic. The CDC indicates that obese individuals are at greater risk for severe illness: https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-and-covid-19.html CIDRAP reports that in a group study the obese had higher viral load: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/08/study-severe-covid-higher-viral-loads-immune-response-linked-obesity
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