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The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is the most infectious disease known to mankind. In mid-December, with caseloads similar to now, the asymptomatic positivity rat

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is the most infectious disease known to mankind. In mid-December, with caseloads similar to now, the asymptomatic positivity rate was around 15%, so you can roughly put the chances of your driver being infected with COVID-19 at around 15%. So, right now, I'd feel safer in a driverless cab. (Of course, that calculus changes as the number of cases changes, which is right now happening rapidly.)

s1artibartfast 5y ago
>The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is the most infectious disease known to mankind. Based on what? Certainly not RO
- pcwalton 5y ago
  R₀ for Omicron is 8-10, but the generation time is 5 days instead of 16 days for measles.
- Vecr 5y ago
  Rt multiplied by serial interval it is, so "fastest and most widely spreading contagious pathogen in modern history" is probably correct.
orangepurple 5y ago
Omicron is the "live vaccine" variant of COVID-19. I've had it and it was no problem.