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Hugin

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3. I'm really unsure what's meant by '56 percent more contagious'.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Dec 24, 2020, 04:16 PM

Dec 2020

That's one of those statements like 'it's butterier'.

Is the R0 higher? How is this determined?

It sounds more like a statistical determination at this point rather than a physical manifestation. Of course, it does have a different PCR.

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Coronavirus Variant Is Indeed More Transmissible, New Study Suggests [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 OP

Will we need a new or different vaccine to fight the mutated/variant? In_The_Wind Dec 2020 #1

I've seen sources saying the newly-developmented vaccines are effective against it. CaptainTruth Dec 2020 #5

Thank you In_The_Wind Dec 2020 #6

Hoping It's Less Pernicious ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #2

Pernicious is a good word for it. Hugin Dec 2020 #4

I'm really unsure what's meant by '56 percent more contagious'. Hugin Dec 2020 #3

It's a news story on a scientific study BainsBane Dec 2020 #7