Modelling the viral dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in different cell types
McCormack, C. P.; Yan, A. W. C.; Brown, J. C.; Sukhova, K.; Peacock, T. P.; Barclay, W. S.; Dorigatti, I.
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We use viral kinetic models fitted to viral load data from in vitro studies to explain why the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant replicates faster than the Delta variant in nasal cells, but slower than Delta in lung cells, which could explain Omicrons higher transmission potential and lower severity. We find that in both nasal and lung cells, viral infectivity is higher for Omicron but the virus production rate is higher for Delta. However, the differences are unequal between cell types, and ultimately leads to the basic reproduction number and growth rate being higher for Omicron in nasal cells, and higher for Delta in lung cells. In nasal cells, Omicron alone can enter via a TMPRSS2-independent pathway, but it is primarily increased efficiency of TMPRSS2-dependent entry which accounts for Omicrons increased activity. This work paves the way for using within-host mathematical models to understand the transmission potential and severity of future variants.
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