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Originally Posted by Stewart Way
If you look up the R-naught value of the common flu it is about 1.3 and the R-naught of Corvid-19 was at the lowest number I could find above 2. At 1.3 the common flu would infect around 14 people after 10 cycles of contact. Covid-19 at 2 with the same cycles of contact is 1024. Then throw in the fact that there is no "herd Immunity" for Covid-19 and you have a way more contagious flu.
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Stewart,
I see that the CDC said they saw median numbers for R0 for COVID-19 at 5.7.
I would think that just by observation one would notice that COVID-19 is more contagious and more deadly than the seasonal flu.
Respectfully,
Bill