Covid-19: The T Cell Story
&gt; And wherever we look, infections level off before 10%-20% of the population is infected. This is somewhat mysterious.<p>This is not really true.<p>Bergamo had a 58% infection rate as of last month: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bergamo.corriere.it&#x2F;notizie&#x2F;cronaca&#x2F;20_maggio_22&#x2F;bergamo-test-sierologici-cittadini-583percento-positivo-un-giorno-51-contagi-piu-8f6ac032-9c44-11ea-aab2-c1d41bfb67c5.shtml" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bergamo.corriere.it&#x2F;notizie&#x2F;cronaca&#x2F;20_maggio_22&#x2F;ber...</a><p>Several prisons have seen infection rates in the 70-80% range: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;coronavirus-live-updates&#x2F;2020&#x2F;04&#x2F;20&#x2F;838943211&#x2F;73-of-inmates-at-an-ohio-prison-test-positive-for-coronavirus" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;coronavirus-live-updates&#x2F;2020&#x2F;0...</a><p>The USS Theodore Roosevelt had an infection rate of 60%: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;mmwr&#x2F;volumes&#x2F;69&#x2F;wr&#x2F;mm6923e4.htm?s_cid=mm6923e4_e&amp;amp;deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM30202" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cdc.gov&#x2F;mmwr&#x2F;volumes&#x2F;69&#x2F;wr&#x2F;mm6923e4.htm?s_cid=mm...</a><p>A better explanation for the leveling off is simply that social distancing and lockdowns have reduced the spread of the virus.