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12. I'm trying to remember my epidemiological knowledge gained during the Covid - something about R0

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 07:17 PM

16 hrs ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_reproduction_number

Great chart showing how measles is actually more contagious than Covid.

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