Twin peaks: The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2 epidemics in England.
Science
; 376(6600): eabq4411, 2022 06 24.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1861571
ABSTRACT
Rapid transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant has led to record-breaking incidence rates around the world. The Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission-1 (REACT-1) study has tracked SARS-CoV-2 infection in England using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results from self-administered throat and nose swabs from randomly selected participants aged 5 years and older approximately monthly from May 2020 to March 2022. Weighted prevalence in March 2022 was the highest recorded in REACT-1 at 6.37% (N = 109,181), with the Omicron BA.2 variant largely replacing the BA.1 variant. Prevalence was increasing overall, with the greatest increase in those aged 65 to 74 years and 75 years and older. This was associated with increased hospitalizations and deaths, but at much lower levels than in previous waves against a backdrop of high levels of vaccination.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Epidemias
/
SARS-CoV-2
/
COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
/
Estudio observacional
/
Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Tópicos:
Vacunas
/
Variantes
Límite:
Anciano
/
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Science
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Science.abq4411
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS