R:0 is an average, not a promise. It's that simple. Some people will infect 50 people at a wedding. Some people will spend a couple of weeks in bed having th

R:0 is an average, not a promise. It's that simple. Some people will infect 50 people at a wedding. Some people will spend a couple of weeks in bed having the time of their lives. Some people will just stop breathing. R is based on a populace, not a person.