#MoreSocialDistancing - Twitter Hashtag

over 5 years ago

Is controlling #B117 like trying to bend an iron rod versus the softer pushback of a pillow? Yup. The difficulty of each extra step necessary to reduce R values of transmission is multiplied to overwhelming force. #MoreMasks #MoreSocialDistancing, more #Vaccine, #STAT! #COVID19

Eric Feigl-Ding

@DrEricDing

over 5 years ago

6) Notably, the virus is such a beast—suppose we have 1000 cases/day now... with an R=0.86 we could reduce it to 500/day in 2 weeks. ➡️But w/ added contagiousness of B117 variant that has ~60% higher R, in 2 weeks, 3000 new cases/day instead— 6x vs old. HT @GosiaGasperoPhD