日本一項研究發現 Omicron變異毒株的早期傳播性是德爾塔變體的4.2倍

【彭博】-- 根據日本厚生勞動省一位科學家顧問的研究，Omicron新冠變異毒株早期階段的傳播性是德爾塔變體的4.2倍，這項發現可能會驗證關於新變體傳染性的擔憂。

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京都大學健康與環境科學教授、專門研究傳染病數學模型的Hiroshi Nishiura分析了11月26日前南非豪登省的基因組數據。

Nishiura周三向厚生勞動省顧問小組呈遞了這份研究結果，並表示Omicron的傳播性更高，逃脫自然免疫系統和疫苗免疫屏障的能力更強。

延伸閱讀：初步研究顯示 接種第三劑疫苗或可抵銷Omicron變種病毒的威脅

Nishiura的這項研究尚未經過同行審查，也尚未在科學雜誌上發表。他今年7月份在Eurosurveillance醫學雜誌發表了一項關於德爾塔變體在東京奧運會舉辦前主導性預測的研究，也採用的是現在這項研究方法。

原文標題

Omicron Four Times More Transmissible Than Delta in Japan Study

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