Mac, I guess none of us then should really be contra dancing at all because dancing surely creates more transmission risk than not dancing. And for a recreational activity that, unlike earning a living, is not even a necessity.
- Jon Greene Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 8, 2023, at 5:27 PM, Walker Sloan via Organizers > <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > Becoming infected by Covid today is a lower risk to the individual than at > the start of the pandemic. > > However, becoming infected by Covid is also an opportunity for the Covid > virus to be transmitted to others, and to mutate. > > R0 is the number of people that an infected individual is likely to infect. > > R0 was 5.4 in Dec 2022. > > XBB.1.5 is estimated to be 82% of all Covid cases today. > > 5.4 and 82% are not numbers influenced by communities or individuals > attitudes towards risk. Only by community and individual behavior. > > People who assume increased risk for themselves are also assuming increased > risk for 5.4 other people. > > Masks, vaxes, and emails mitigate risks. > > These data are from an article published by a reputable university hospital > last month on Mar 17 2023. Scroll to the last page for R0. > > https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2023-03/Oregon-Hospital-Forecast-Trends-March17-2023.pdf > > Mac Sloan > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net
