"Fear porn" is not a real thing, except perhaps in the sufferer's mind. Who knows? In any case it is not germane to an intelligent discussion of the pandemic now occurring.
Neither are asymptomatic carriers well understood with regard to per centage of the population, if they are only future victims or if they indeed do transmit the virus to others.. As the article mentioned, asymptomatic means "no symptoms" whatsoever. There have been some citations that asymptomatic carriers still shed the virus. That would imply that infections are thus spread by them. This whole issue has to be researched more intensely with adequate controls.
Also a problem in the US is that most testing is not that accurate, so it is not yet possible to establish why some survivors test positive, then negative, then positive again. Tests themselves have to be refined to a better standard. Even then, they will have to increase in availability in the US by a 100 fold and be free to be effective in controlling the pandemic by identifying individuals at risk. Constant testing will be a fact of life once reliable tests are developed and produced and distributed in sufficient quantities. The previous national responses to polio and measles was on a much higher level than the current one to COVID-19.
Regardless, the only sure thing known about this virus is that it can have serious effects on even survivors. More study is required to understand completely why it is so devastating for some, but only a minor or truly asymptomatic experience for others. One thing is certain, there are no known immune demographic groups. There are only known to be more susceptible demographic groups.
