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Jeffrey Shaman returns to TWiV to explain how epidemiologists measure SARS-CoV-2 movement among humans, including calculation of the reproductive index, secondary transmission, and what factors affect transmission.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
Guest: Jeffrey Shaman
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- A guide to R (Nature)
- Epidemiology of three SARS-CoV-2 VOC (medRxiv)
- Impact of delta variant in India (medRxiv)
- Letters read on TWiV 792
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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