Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-07-12 15:39:24 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 755109E0BBDD497EE25C5E8DD22D02B7858A1F5A9AEE805497DE29E3D932CC16
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Original Note:
This may be true and the BA.5 variant could be the most infectious virus experienced in the modern world. However, there is debate about whether the RO is accurate since BA.5 is immune evasive and RO applies non-immune populations. https://fortune.com/2022/07/09/is-covid-omicron-more-transmissible-infectious-than-measles-ba4-ba5/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/05/new-covid-variants-ba4-ba5-most-contagious-australia-third-omicron-wave-coronavirus-subvariants-ba-4-5
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