R value will depend on behavior and population. Measles surely has a lower R value right now due to mask wearing and a chunk of the population staying home. Also it matters whether they're distinguishing between vaccinated and unvaccinated - the 18 is with no vaccination.
Yes exactly. And because the population is gaining more immunity over time (vaccines + immunity after getting infected), these high R0 values mean it's getting more infectious.
The R value is 4 in the UK with 70% of the population double vaccinated and 40% with booster.
We're absolutely fucked. The only hope is that hospitalisations are lower because vaccination and boosters are clearly making it less-lethal.
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R value will depend on behavior and population. Measles surely has a lower R value right now due to mask wearing and a chunk of the population staying home. Also it matters whether they're distinguishing between vaccinated and unvaccinated - the 18 is with no vaccination.
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Yes exactly. And because the population is gaining more immunity over time (vaccines + immunity after getting infected), these high R0 values mean it's getting more infectious.