09-21-2021, 06:20 PM
https://www.vaccinestoday.eu/stories/what-is-r0/
Smallpox has an R0 of 3
Polio has an R0 of 4-6
Mumps has an R0 of 10-12
Chickenpox has an R0 of 10-12
Pertussis has an R0 of 15-17
Measles has an R0 of 16-18
This explains why measles elimination requires such a high level of immunity in the population. WHO and national health experts say two doses of measles-containing vaccines (MMR or MMRV) for 95% of the population are needed to stop the spread of the disease. In the absence of high uptake of the vaccine, even in small pockets of the community, outbreaks will occur.
If you're in an enclosed space with someone contagious with Measles and you aren't vaccinated, odds are you will contract it. Every Measles infection will infect 16-18 more people on average assuming no one is vaccinated.
Smallpox has an R0 of 3
Polio has an R0 of 4-6
Mumps has an R0 of 10-12
Chickenpox has an R0 of 10-12
Pertussis has an R0 of 15-17
Measles has an R0 of 16-18
This explains why measles elimination requires such a high level of immunity in the population. WHO and national health experts say two doses of measles-containing vaccines (MMR or MMRV) for 95% of the population are needed to stop the spread of the disease. In the absence of high uptake of the vaccine, even in small pockets of the community, outbreaks will occur.
If you're in an enclosed space with someone contagious with Measles and you aren't vaccinated, odds are you will contract it. Every Measles infection will infect 16-18 more people on average assuming no one is vaccinated.