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Re:Updating Herd Immunity Models for the US: Implications fo... by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday October 08, 2020 @11:01AM (#24719694)
Yeah, that's what it's referring to. People with more points of contact are both more likely to catch the virus and have a larger impact on herd immunity once they're immune.
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Re:Updating Herd Immunity Models for the US: Implications fo... by maerF0x0 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @06:38PM (#24724687)
An example of applying such a concept: vaccinating healthcare workers ahead of otherwise isolated people.

I presume many healthcare workers see orders of magnitude more people per day than average and those people are more likely to be sick (else why are they getting healthcare?) .

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