The effective reproductive number of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is several times relative to Delta
Ying Liu, Joacim Rocklöv
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.
Topics & Concepts
Transmissibility (structural dynamics)MedicineReproductionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Delta2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)VirologyGeneticsBiologyInternal medicineDiseasePhysicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)VibrationVibration isolationQuantum mechanicsAstronomyOutbreakCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Outbreaks Research