This definitely matters (though I don’t know how much) and is usually missed by most models which – usual mistake – consider the population homogeneous.
https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1462806879474704389
What do I mean, “how much”?
If you asked if it matters, I’d say yes. I’d guess it explains a high percentage of wave behavior.
But if you asked me to list all causes, assign a percentage to each, and then normalize so that the total is 100%, I don’t think it’d be a very high %.
If you asked if it matters, I’d say yes. I’d guess it explains a high percentage of wave behavior.
But if you asked me to list all causes, assign a percentage to each, and then normalize so that the total is 100%, I don’t think it’d be a very high %.
I hear that some think that an heterogeneous population has a lower herd immunity threshold, because the few superconnectors get infected first and stop connecting the groups.
But the superconnectors aren’t the only link between groups!
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But the superconnectors aren’t the only link between groups!
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An office full of introverted colleagues, for example, is a reservoir prone to explode during a third wave, for example
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