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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity#Mechanics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity#Mechanics It varies by disease. Can anyone really say what th
by 24gttghh 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity#Mechanics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity#Mechanics
It varies by disease. Can anyone really say what the % is/would be for covid-19?
- hsitz 6y agoYou should be able to see that Covid-19 is in fact a disease listed in the table on the wikipedia page you reference. You should also be able to see that the percentage required for herd immunity effect to begin (the 'herd immunity threshold') is a function of the R0 level for each disease. In addition, to question of "can anyone really say for covid-19", I suppose the answer is 'No, but I would trust that the consensus of the scientific community of infectious disease experts is the best estimation we can get.'
- 24gttghh 6y agoIt was just a wikipedia table, and the citations actually referred to SARS, not COVID... Hence my skepticism.