super-spreader

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Super-spreading, mobility and crowding

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Analysis Science basic amenities caste class COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine Dharavi herd immunity housing poverty inequality Mumbai novel coronavirus public distribution system public toilets seroprevalence survey super-spreader T Jacob John

I still see quite a few journalists in India refer to "super-spreaders" vis-à-vis the novel coronavirus – implying that some individuals might be to blame for ‘seeding’ lots of new infection…