[agumonkey]

question about viral load[0]: do masks reduce it ?

[0] IIUC viral load means amount of viruses getting in your system

[bertil]

I believe that viral load ("charge virale") is the number of virus in your system, so mainly viruses that are coming out of your own cells. Masks prevent contamination before it starts but if one is measuring load, I’d say it’s too late.

[agumonkey]

ok, I thought it was the initial intake