Epidemiology of infections with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant in Hong Kong, January-March 2022-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Epidemiology of infections with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 variant in Hong Kong, January-March 2022

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Mefsin Yonatan,Chen Dongxuan,Bond Helen S.,Lin Yun,Cheung Justin K.,Wong Jessica Y.,Ali Sheikh Taslim,Lau Eric H. Y.,Wu Peng^ORCID,Leung Gabriel M.,Cowling Benjamin J.

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ABSTRACTHong Kong reported 12,631 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 213 deaths in the first two years of the pandemic but experienced a major wave predominantly of Omicron BA.2.2 in early 2022 with over 1.1 million reported SARS-CoV-2 infections and more than 7900 deaths. Our data indicated a shorter incubation period, serial interval, and generation time of infections with Omicron than other SARS-CoV-2 variants. Omicron BA.2.2 cases without a complete primary vaccination series appeared to face a similar fatality risk to those infected in earlier waves with the ancestral strain.

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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