This study used data from the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission-1 (REACT-1) study to estimate the dynamics of England’s Omicron wave (September 9, 2021, to March 1, 2022). The study found an initial peak in Omicron prevalence in January 2022, followed by a resurgence as the more transmissible BA.2 sub-lineage replaced B.1 and BA.1. The authors suggest that intermittent episodes of similar magnitude may become the "new normal" due to the continued emergence of new variants.
Publisher
Nature Communications
Published On
Jul 28, 2022
Authors
Oliver Eales, Leonardo de Oliveira Martins, Andrew J. Page, Haowei Wang, Barbara Bodnier, David Tang, David Haw, Jakob Jonnerby, Christina Atchison, Deborah Ashby, Wendy Barclay, Graham Taylor, Graham Cooke, Helen Ward, Ara Darzi, Steven Riley, Paul Elliott, Christl A. Donnelly, Marc Chadeau-Hyam
Tags
Omicron
COVID-19
BA.2
transmissibility
variant emergence
public health
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