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Comment by Markus Knoke (markus-knoke) on Omicron Post #13: Outlook · 2022-01-09T12:03:44.931Z · LW · GW

Yes, per this Danish study Omicron is actually not more infectious for immo-naive persons, at least in household setting:

https://twitter.com/ProfPHansen/status/1476308265764102144

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.27.21268278v1 

Transmission advantage mostly, if not completely, coming from immun escape + shorter generational interval.