TWiV 792: Transmission with Jeffrey Shaman

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 Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode 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! Weekly Picks Brianne – The Social Lives of Giraffes Kathy – Saturn’s Iapetus, moon in 3-D Vincent – Arkansas Governor Wants To Reverse A Law That Forbids Schools To Require Masks Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
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