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What will be the R0 of the Omicron variant according to the mean estimate of the first relevant systematic review?

Resolved :8.26.37
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Total Forecasters125
Community Prediction6.37 (4.87 - 8.24)

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My Prediction
community
lower 25%
median
upper 75%
>20
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4.867
6.367
8.245
0.3%

What was the final result?8.2

Community Baseline Score
41.3
Community Peer Score
13.0
Authors:
juancambeiro
Opened:
Closes:
Resolves:
Health & Pandemics
2021-2025 Leaderboard
United Kingdom
Public health
Medicine
R0
Virology
Gauteng
World Health Organization
Epidemiology

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