Re:Prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2
by pmarreck on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @03:32PM
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I've added more accurate R0 values, with links to source for each, for COVID19, the flu, and the cold, to my original comment:
median R0 for COVID: 5.7
Flu: 1.3
Cold: 1.5
Of course, R0 is a context-sensitive value, so all this is debatable. But I think claiming COVID is 3x as contagious as the other 2 is not that far off the mark.
median R0 for COVID: 5.7
Flu: 1.3
Cold: 1.5
Of course, R0 is a context-sensitive value, so all this is debatable. But I think claiming COVID is 3x as contagious as the other 2 is not that far off the mark.