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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Measles is up to six times more transmissible than COVID-19.

This seems low... From what I understand, measles is the most contagious virus that we know of and remains active in an area for up to two hours without a host.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Nope, measles is up to six times more contagious (UNICEF measures it as only two times more infectious). It doesn't help that the world in general has gotten really lax about how dangerous Covid is, particularly with the latest variants, so our baseline is off.

https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/5-things-you-didnt-but-should-know-about-measles/

https://www.unicef.org/uzbekistan/en/stories/how-dangerous-measles