Relative Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) Compared with Delta Variant in South Africa
1. Introduction
2. Modelling Replacement
3. Transmissibility or Escape from Immune Response
4. Remaining Key Questions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Nishiura, H.; Ito, K.; Anzai, A.; Kobayashi, T.; Piantham, C.; Rodríguez-Morales, A.J. Relative Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) Compared with Delta Variant in South Africa. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11010030
Nishiura H, Ito K, Anzai A, Kobayashi T, Piantham C, Rodríguez-Morales AJ. Relative Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) Compared with Delta Variant in South Africa. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(1):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11010030
Chicago/Turabian StyleNishiura, Hiroshi, Kimihito Ito, Asami Anzai, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Chayada Piantham, and Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales. 2022. "Relative Reproduction Number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) Compared with Delta Variant in South Africa" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 1: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11010030