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Re:Covid-19: New variant 'raises R number by up to 0.7' by x86_64Ubuntu on Friday January 01, 2021 @12:36PM (#25604914)
The herd immunity thing is still a pipe dream. No one has mentioned or even hinted at it being less lethal so I'm not sure why that would even enter the discussion.
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Re:Covid-19: New variant 'raises R number by up to 0.7' by Trasmatta on Friday January 01, 2021 @12:38PM (#25604930)
Yeah, the only way we're getting to herd immunity without the current disaster becoming exponentially worse is with the vaccines.
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