Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern

Re:Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant... by _dain_ on Friday November 26, 2021 @08:05PM (#29356084)

amazing how in many places the cases start dropping the instant the lockdown comes into place, or sometimes even slightly before, rather than ~10 days afterwards as would be expected from the incubation period. can the virus hear us?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant... by coronqueue on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:58AM (#29358440)

Incubation period varies, and is probably best modelled as a Gaussian function.

Some cases will incubate nearly right away, and others will take more than the 2-3 weeks that are often used as quarantine periods. Getting to the 95th or 99th percentile is not the same thing as getting to the 100th percentile.

This is one of the reasons that a covid-zero strategy is effectively unimplementable.

[ Parent | on HN ]