Comparative aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern

bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2022 Nov 21:2022.11.21.517352. doi: 10.1101/2022.11.21.517352.

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted principally via air; contact and fomite transmission may also occur. Variants-of-concern (VOCs) are more transmissible than ancestral SARS-CoV-2. We find that early VOCs show greater aerosol and surface stability than the early WA1 strain, but Delta and Omicron do not. Stability changes do not explain increased transmissibility.

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