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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by klmadfejno on Sunday April 26, 2020 @01:27PM (#22988620)
The math is a simplification of a biological process that is highly variable and poorly documented. Your original idea is a fine hypothesis, though the suitability of the params behind exponential growth is mostly irrelevant.
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Re:In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% w... by jl2718 on Sunday April 26, 2020 @03:25PM (#22989471)
We’re learning a lot about virology during this time. Infection and immunity are not binary, and now we have enough data to recognize that. We will also learn a lot about mutation, things like carrier recombination. I think this will change everything about how we attempt to control things through vaccination.
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