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Originally Posted by kevinghiani
I hope this situation ends soon but from what I heard it’s believed that 70-80% of population should get infected before the immunization happens and there would be no vaccine for another 8-12 months ! The reason for shelter in or lock downs is to slow down the progress of disease so hospitals could catch up specifically with the shortage of PPE like mask, gloves , etc and also understanding the 4-5% critical issues like sever respiratory problems there are not enough ventilators to reduce mortality ! I heard some of automobile manufacturers are shifting to produce more ventilators and government just trying to buy some time before more people get sick !
I hope you all be safe
Kevin
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The 80% is based on worst case scenario, homogenous mixing, which isn't real life. The more realistic number is 40%, and we'll take what ever we can get right now.