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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first by Barrin92 on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:19AM (#27004407)
Viral reproduction rate is not that fast. It's about 8 to 72 hours depending on the type of virus. This is why low viral load is generally associated with milder disease outcomes, the body has a significantly longer time to generate an immune response before the viral load becomes significant.
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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first by raphaelj on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:35AM (#27004480)
Parent was referring to the doubling rate.

Cells produce more than one additional particule per reproduction cycle, so the doubling rate is lower than 8 to 72h.

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