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Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern subvariants BA.1 and BA.2 in Denmark

Authors :
Frederik Plesner Lyngse
Carsten Thure Kirkeby
Matthew Denwood
Lasse Engbo Christiansen
Kåre Mølbak
Camilla Holten Møller
Robert Leo Skov
Tyra Grove Krause
Morten Rasmussen
Raphael Niklaus Sieber
Thor Bech Johannesen
Troels Lillebaek
Jannik Fonager
Anders Fomsgaard
Frederik Trier Møller
Marc Stegger
Maria Overvad
Katja Spiess
Laust Hvas Mortensen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

In this study, the authors use household data from Denmark to investigate the transmissibility of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron SARS-CoV-2 subvariants. They find that the secondary attack rate was higher for BA.2, but that it had higher infectiousness only when cases were not vaccinated.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.63e8f6a41a2647f08679c3a294ba34cf
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33498-0