According to the SIR model, outbreaks need three things to take off: a sufficiently infectious pathogen, plenty of interactions between different people, and enough of the population who are susceptible. Near the critical herd immunity
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― From Russia with Tassels
― From Russia with Tassels

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― Twelfth Night
― Twelfth Night

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― Wall and Piece
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