Tracing the international arrivals of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants after Aotearoa New Zealand reopened its border

In March 2022, Aotearoa New Zealand re-opened its border allowing quarantine-free travel for many travellers. Here, the authors describe circulating Omicron sub-variants before and after the reopening of the border and show that the rate of viral introductions grew roughly linearly with the increase...

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Main Authors: Jordan Douglas, David Winter, Andrea McNeill, Sam Carr, Michael Bunce, Nigel French, James Hadfield, Joep de Ligt, David Welch, Jemma L. Geoghegan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34186-9