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Re:U.S. Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coro... by vnchr on Monday June 08, 2020 @06:02PM (#23461303)
Herd immunity halts transmission after a point. The flu is between 33% and 44%. Covid-19 has some wide estimates for the threshold, between 29% and 74% according to the two studies referenced here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity#Mechanics
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Re:U.S. Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coro... by s1artibartfast on Monday June 08, 2020 @07:58PM (#23462163)
Herd immunity and r0 would be significantly different on a ship
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