1. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Is-omicron-as-contagious-as-the-measles-Here-s-16717381.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Is-omicro

1. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Is-omicron-as-contagious-as-the-measles-Here-s-16717381.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Is-omicron-as-co... 2. https://english.elpais.com/usa/2022-01-03/omicron-the-fastest-spreading-virus-in-history.html https://english.elpais.com/usa/2022-01-03/omicron-the-fastes... Further the new BA.2 strain (which is causing a slight re-uptick of cases in the UK) is reported as 1.5x more infectious as well. So this is literally the most infectious disease ever recorded, and possibly the most infectious ever full stop. https://www.businessinsider.com/ba2-omicron-coronavirus-contagious-ba1-denmark-data-2022-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/ba2-omicron-coronavirus-cont... My interpretation of this is health measures can slow it a bit, but 100% of the population will be exposed, so given the less pathogenic nature of it, getting it over with faster would likely be a net benefit.