Serial Intervals and Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant, South Korea, 2021
Jin Su Song, Jihee Lee, Miyoung Kim, Hyeong Seop Jeong, Moon Su Kim, Seong‐Gon Kim, Han Na Yoo, Ji Joo Lee, Hye Young Lee, Sang‐Eun Lee, Eun‐Jin Kim, Jee Eun Rhee, Il Hwan Kim, Young-Joon Park
Abstract
To clarify transmissibility of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant, we determined serial intervals and secondary attack rates among household contacts in South Korea. Mean serial interval for 12 transmission pairs was 2.9 days, and secondary attack rate among 25 households was 50.0%, raising concern about a rapid surge in cases.
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Transmissibility (structural dynamics)Transmission (telecommunications)Transmission rateSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDemographyCoronavirusBiologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseTelecommunicationsComputer scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)Vibration isolationQuantum mechanicsSociologyPhysicsVibrationCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing