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by usaar333 2285 days ago
Huh?

"R0 is not a biological constant for a pathogen as it is also affected by other factors such as environmental conditions and the behaviour of the infected population."

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Pretty way of saying "Summer heat causes these things to go in remission" by lowering the R0 for a time.
Given that there are cases in hot, humid climates now, I wouldn’t expect summer to save us