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Delta is not far from as contagious as measles - the most contagious disease known to man. Let that sink in for a while.
by hvidgaard 5y ago
Delta is not far from as contagious as measles - the most contagious disease known to man. Let that sink in for a while.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago"Not far" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this statement. Measles is 3x (300%) more infectious than delta, even if you use the conservative values from Wikipedia https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57431420 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57431420 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number#cite_note-bbc-sarscov2-variants-11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number#cite...
- hvidgaard 5y agoI still stand by the statement. Three times as contagious sounds significantly worse that the herd immunity achieved with 85-90% vaccination for covid delta vs 93-95% for measles.