The disease-induced herd immunity level for Covid-19 is lower than the classical

Re:The disease-induced herd immunity level for Covid-19 is l... by mrfusion on Saturday May 09, 2020 @03:01PM (#23127432)

My question is what R0 looks like in a city with mass transit vs without. The subway in NYC is huge and puts so many people together in close contact every day.

Is it outrageous to think R0 could be 3.5 in NYC but 1.5 somewhere else?

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Re:The disease-induced herd immunity level for Covid-19 is l... by mannykannot on Saturday May 09, 2020 @03:14PM (#23127528)

I think that, in the terminology of the paper, a higher proportion of New Yorkers would be considered 'high-active' compared to, say, LA, and perhaps there is a level that you don't even see in less crowded-mobile societies. I would guess it is helpful to keep the biological and social factors separate when modeling what is going on.

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Re:The disease-induced herd immunity level for Covid-19 is l... by gns24 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @02:44AM (#23130761)

> Is it outrageous to think R0 could be 3.5 in NYC but 1.5 somewhere else?

No, not at all. It would be outrageous to think that it doesn't vary by a factor of two IMO.

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