Omicron on the Joe Rogan Experience
5 fact-checked claims across 2 episodes · Dec 2021 · updated Jul 8, 2026
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- Robert Malone (4)
- Peter McCullough (1)
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“In the case of Omicron, the R0, the base reproduction coefficient, is in the range of 7 to 10. Okay? That is a wicked high. That is measles territory.”
Malone claims Omicron's basic reproduction number (R0) is in the range of 7 to 10, comparable to measles.
“there is signs in some data, and we were talking about this just before the broadcast, from Denmark, among other places, of negative efficacy against Omicron a…”
Malone claims Danish data show 'negative efficacy' against Omicron that worsens with each additional vaccine dose (one, two, then three shots).
“we know from South Africa for sure that Omicron, and the WHO made the statement there are no known deaths associated with Omicron in the world. Now, there may …”
Malone claims the WHO stated there were no known deaths worldwide associated with the Omicron variant at the time.
“You know what the transmissibility of Omicron is? Four. So for the first time, we've actually gone down in transmissibility.”
McCullough claims Omicron has a transmissibility index of 4, lower than Delta's cited index of 10, predicting it would not supplant Delta as the dominant variant.
“So regardless, the mortality of Omicron is remarkably low. I think we can all agree on that. It's essentially like a cold.”
Malone claims Omicron's mortality is remarkably low and that it is essentially equivalent to a common cold.