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Re:S.Africa says vaccines, prior infection help mildness of ... by sterlind on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:56AM (#29622982)
correct. it's confusing terminology, but virulent means severe. so MERS is very virulent (30% mortality) but not very infectious (R0<1). SARS-COV-2 is the opposite.
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