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Note: that source states 13 of those 61 people are confirmed to have the Omikron variant.
by rocqua 5y ago
Note: that source states 13 of those 61 people are confirmed to have the Omikron variant.
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- contravariant 5y agoAnd for completeness, the sequencing hasn't finished yet so that number may still rise. Primary source for all figures mentioned so far: https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/coronavariant-omikron-tot-nu-toe-in-13-positieve-testen-aangetroffen https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/coronavariant-omikron-tot-nu-toe-...
- xanaxagoras 5y agoHow, is there a new test for Omicron variant? And is it available in the US?
- _djo_ 5y agoNo, it’s confirmed via sequencing. But the Omicron variant has a qPCR dropout like Alpha had, so you can identify likely cases from PCR tests and then use sequencing to verify.
- GenerocUsername 5y agoSo 50 others were flying presumably infected with standard or unknown variants, but since they are vaccinated it would have gone unchecked?