Quantifying competitive advantages of mutant strains in a population involving importation and mass vaccination rollout

The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, known as B.1.617.2 and first identified in India, is becoming a dominant strain in many countries due to its extreme infectiousness. Assessing and quantifying the transmissibility and competitive advantage of the Delta variant is of major significance for countries arou...

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Main Authors: Fan Xia, Xinpei Yang, Robert A. Cheke, Yanni Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-01-01
Series:Infectious Disease Modelling
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042721000531