"Delta can't be as contagious as chickenpox, that's fearmongering!" The R0 of diseases is an ESTIMATED value that VARIES with location and context. Initial estimations of R0 for COVID-19 spanned from 2.2-6
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The reality is that all of these numbers are very uncertain. Our initial R0 was uncertain. The modelled R0 of Delta is uncertain. We know it is more infectious, but the exact number is very hard to know for sure But it certainly COULD be as high as chickenpox
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