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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You said they "don't do much", which isn't true. The virus might be smaller, but most of the infectious particles are larger than the size of a single virus. Quantity you're breathing in makes a difference too.