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7. But parents had to ensure their kids got it, by taking advantage

Thu Jul 29, 2021, 09:44 PM

Jul 2021

of opportunities to expose them to it. Otherwise they might reach adulthood without having been innoculated to it.

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Delta Variant Spreads as Easily as Chickenpox [View all] applegrove Jul 2021 OP

Therefore an R0 of 10-12, roughly five times the original model Strelnikov_ Jul 2021 #1

Yep. This is a whole new shit sandwich. Strelnikov_ Jul 2021 #4

I just looked it up. Marius25 Jul 2021 #14

Hmmm. I don't remember chickenpox spreading all marybourg Jul 2021 #3

But parents had to ensure their kids got it, by taking advantage marybourg Jul 2021 #7

I got it first greenjar_01 Jul 2021 #10

I actually made it through childhood w/ out coming down w/ it. smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #9

Pretty much my whole elementary school class got chicken pox in '78 Withywindle Jul 2021 #20

Here's the dirty secret about "chicken pox parties" haele Jul 2021 #13

Anti-vaxx crowds hears this and thinks: oh so, COVID parties? underpants Jul 2021 #6

I think they already came up with that one, back when it first started. smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #11

Hope they get their head connected to their ass on this boy howdy quick Strelnikov_ Jul 2021 #16

Israel will begin booster shots this Sunday for those over 60 womanofthehills Jul 2021 #17

I just saw that crimycarny Jul 2021 #18

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2021 #19

And many won't even have masks requirements. LisaL Jul 2021 #22