Relative infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in human alveolar cells
T. Kim, K. I. Min, J.-S. Yang, J. W. Kim, J. Cho, Y. H. Kim, J. S. Lee, Y. T. Kim, K.-C. Kim, J. Y. Kim, K. J. Na, J.-Y. Lee, Y. S. Ju
This study compares the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 variants in human alveolar cells, finding Omicron (BA.1) to be 3-5-fold more infectious than other variants at early infection.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2022Microbiology