Superspreaders: COVID Run Amok!!
Definitions:
Run amok: “Out of control.” Sometimes spelled amock, amuk. Pronounced “ah-muck.”
Superspreader: “A person with COVID who spreads large amounts of virus and infects a large number of people.” They are the recipe for virus spread.
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We have all heard about the church choir—where one person is thought to have spread virus to dozens of people, with 2 deaths.
The science: We know that most people infect 3 other people (the “R” number). Some people have a much higher R number, shed large amounts of virus, and can infect hundreds.
So, what do you think of the Republican Convention scheduled for August in Jacksonville, FL? Ten thousand (10,000) people attending an indoor gathering?
Get me out of here!
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