Resurgence of Omicron BA.2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection-naive Hong Kong

Abstract Hong Kong experienced a surge of Omicron BA.2 infections in early 2022, resulting in one of the highest per-capita death rates of COVID-19. The outbreak occurred in a dense population with low immunity towards natural SARS-CoV-2 infection, high vaccine hesitancy in vulnerable populations, c...

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Main Authors: Ruopeng Xie, Kimberly M. Edwards, Dillon C. Adam, Kathy S. M. Leung, Tim K. Tsang, Shreya Gurung, Weijia Xiong, Xiaoman Wei, Daisy Y. M. Ng, Gigi Y. Z. Liu, Pavithra Krishnan, Lydia D. J. Chang, Samuel M. S. Cheng, Haogao Gu, Gilman K. H. Siu, Joseph T. Wu, Gabriel M. Leung, Malik Peiris, Benjamin J. Cowling, Leo L. M. Poon, Vijaykrishna Dhanasekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38201-5