If you kiss someone with COVID, is the infection rate 100%? Does it depend on factors like age and immunity?

Maezawa from the President’s Office will answer this one too. Thank you for your question. > Is the infection rate 100% if I kiss someone with COVID? I don’t think it’s 100%, but I’m not an expert, so I can’t say for sure. Still, take a moment to consider whether you’d actually be able to kiss someone who has COVID in the first place. People who have symptoms, or have developed symptoms, will usually isolate themselves and avoid contact with others until they recover. I assume you’re worried about people who are infected but have no symptoms, though I don’t know how many of them there are. People without symptoms may also be less infectious. It’s also possible that you’re already infected yourself—you may simply not have developed symptoms yet. Or perhaps you’ve already developed antibodies. If you’re scared, I think it’s better not to meet. But I assume you’re asking because you still want to see this person. In that case, I think you should meet without worrying too much about every little detail. If you’re concerned about catching COVID through kissing, just explain to the other person that you won’t kiss and tell them why. Some people don’t get infected even after meeting many women, while others catch it out in public even after stopping those meetings altogether.

I’m in Seattle. The infection rate is 10% per encounter. With deep kissing, it rises to 30%. If you gargle within one minute, those rates are each cut in half. Once more than a minute has passed, it’s already entered the mucous membranes, so it’s too late. Your resistance matters too, so maintain a healthy, regular lifestyle. If you do get infected, stay in a private room and sleep it off.

I’m Kazu, a male member. This isn’t a medical consultation service, so please consult a doctor about that. If you don’t want to meet her, you don’t have to. If she’s someone you want to maintain a relationship with, I think you can simply transfer the money.