"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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Parties where 90%+ of attendees turn positive sure sounds about chicken poxy
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Stay at home.Stay safe.
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What is the R0 of chickenpox?
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Usually estimated at about 8-12 in an unvaccinated, unexposed pop
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Regarding Wild Type, wasn't it established that the distribution is pretty skewed. Like 20% produce 80%, or something. Are there estimates of skew for delta?
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So is it most accurate to say that there's not much evidence at this point that delta is as contagious as chickenpox?
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Most estimates for delta are 7-9 Chicken pox is about 10 I mean it isn’t orders of magnitude wrong. It’s almost as contagious as chickenpox and the antis just jump on any little inaccuracies for the sake of a gish gallop
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