Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
robbiep
on Nov 23, 2020
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 ...
That’s not really true about smallpox - it’s R is somewhere between 5-8, SARS-CoV-2 is about 2.5.
Higher R0 means you need a greater percentage vaccinated population to achieve herd immunity
sgt101
on Nov 23, 2020
[–]
I think that OP meant vs. measles - R =...14??
bjoli
on Nov 23, 2020
|
parent
[–]
Yes, I did.
robbiep
on Nov 23, 2020
|
root
|
parent
[–]
My apologies
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
Higher R0 means you need a greater percentage vaccinated population to achieve herd immunity