Comments by "Deborah Freedman" (@deborahfreedman333) on "Fauci on Covid-19: The risk level is not zero" video.

  1.  @Sundae_Times  Once an infectious disease has been around for a while, you can't determine R0. Host behavior has a lot more to do with the number of infections, than infectivity.
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  2. Actually, the polar bear risk is zero. I'd say math is not your forte, but reality isn't either.
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  3.  @Sundae_Times  No, once an epidemic has been around a bit, R0 becomes undeterminable.
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  4. You can't determine the variant without genomic sequencing. From what I've read in the scientific literature, what you have is most likely BA.2, as it seems to be the dominant variant. Sadly, the last official UK variant briefing was in October.
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  5.  @nosuchthing8  Just in the US, many more around the globe.
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  6. Fun fact: those infected with influenza rarely end up disabled, or more prone to diabetes, while those infected with Covid-19 often do.
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  7. The goal is to make the number of people, that an contagious person infects, less than one.
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  8.  @johnedwardjones999  You might enjoy TWiV (this week in virology) where virologists and immunologists discuss disease.
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  9.  @MrKorewanandesuka  Really? When the first Covid cases were seen, outside of China, at the beginning of 2020, you've worked with Covid patients for three years. Do you own a time machine?
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