MicrobiologybioRxiv
Relative infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in human alveolar cells
T. Kim, K. I. Min, J.-S. Yang…·Y. S. Ju
This study compares the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 variants in human alveolar cells, finding Omicron (BA.1) to be 3-5-fold more infectious than other variants at early infection.