Scientists say there is no evidence that the BA.5 version of the Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than measles, or that it has a basic reproduction number, or "R-naught" (R0), of 18.6 ...

The thing about the coronavirus is it’s hard pin down. Best practices for avoiding it are constantly changing. There’s no consistency to its recovery time. And worst of all, due to the prevalence of ...

During the pandemic we have all become familiar with a lot of epidemiological concepts. One that was introduced to us early in 2020 is the “basic reproductive number”, or R0. This tells us about the ...

We published an article earlier this month that contained incorrect estimates for the basic reproduction number (R0) for COVID subvariants BA.4/BA.5 and BA.2. We have now corrected the error, but I ...

“R0” or “R naught” is defined as “reproduction number” and indicates the average number of people who will contract a contagious disease from a single person. “R0” is an important factor to be taken ...