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2021-09-03 23:20:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E7703D158D412CFC978590F523DA8763F10B904CF872EFD64856C8284C7CCAC6
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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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