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In response to "r-ratio? -- nm" by prayformojo

I believe this means: every infected person is going to infected nearly one-and-a-half other people.

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jun 25 '20, 08:32

At an r-rate of 1, a virus will not spread but infection rates won't go down, either. Under 1, and the pandemic will - eventually - die off. Above one, and the pandemic is going unchecked.

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I believe this means: every infected person is going to infected nearly one-and-a-half other people.

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