Journal article
Generation time of the alpha and delta SARS-CoV-2 variants: an epidemiological analysis
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Background
In May, 2021, the delta (B.1.617.2) SARS-CoV-2 variant became dominant in the UK, superseded by the omicron (B.1.1.529) variant in December, 2021. The delta variant is associated with increased transmissibility compared with the alpha variant, which was the dominant variant in the UK between December, 2020, and May, 2021. To understand transmission and the effectiveness of interventions, we aimed to investigate whether the delta variant generation time (the ... Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2022-02-14
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-12-22
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1474-4457
- ISSN:
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1473-3099
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1226847
- Local pid:
- pubs:1226847
- Deposit date:
- 2021-12-24
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- Copyright holder:
- Crown Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Rights statement:
- Crown Copyright © 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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