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Super-spreading, mobility and crowding
I still see quite a few journalists in India refer to “super-spreaders” vis-à-vis the novel coronavirus – implying that some individuals might be to blame for ‘seeding’ lots of new infections in the community – instead of accommodating the fact … Continue reading
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Tagged basic amenities, caste, class, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Dharavi, herd immunity, housing poverty, inequality, Mumbai, novel coronavirus, public distribution system, public toilets, seroprevalence survey, super-spreader, T Jacob John
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Super-spreads exist, but do super-spreaders?
What does the term ‘super-spreader’ mean? According to an article in the MIT Tech Review on June 15, “The word is a generic term for an unusually contagious individual who’s been infected with disease. In the context of the coronavirus, scientists haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, hand washing, Indian Express, masks, novel coronavirus, novel coronavirus pandemic, personal hygiene, population density, super-spreader, World Health Organisation
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