The effective reproductive number of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is several times relative to Delta
Xiamen University · Zhangzhou Vocational and Technical College · +4 more institutions
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Abstract
Our review found the effective reproduction number and basic reproduction number of the Omicron variant elicited 3.8 and 2.5 times higher transmissibility than the Delta variant, respectively. The Omicron variant has an average basic and effective reproduction number of 8.2 and 3.6.
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- Transmissibility (structural dynamics)
- Medicine
- Reproduction
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Delta
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Virology
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