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Incubation period of the current Covid 19 Omicron variant?

sporina · 2022-05-20 11:08:40

Whats the incubation period of the current variant on the go? as in - from the time of exposure - to onset of symptoms/1st +ve antigen test? I might have been a close contact yesterday - so wanna know when its worth my while doing a test.. no symptoms at the mo though TIA

20-05-2022 11:08am

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sporina

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Whats the incubation period of the current variant on the go? as in - from the time of exposure - to onset of symptoms/1st +ve antigen test?
I might have been a close contact yesterday - so wanna know when its worth my while doing a test.. no symptoms at the mo though
TIA

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#2 20-05-2022 6:25pm

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Omicron has shorter incubation period than previous variants, earliest onset of symptoms can be 2 days, vast majority between 3 to 5 days, rare instances be up 10 days
In March I had my first slight symptom tingly throat 4 days after my most likely close contact developed their own symptoms which was 3 days after they had close contact with a positive person. My barely noticeable symptoms gradually became more obvious and 3 days later I had a positive antigen.

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#3 01-07-2022 6:20pm

Micky 32

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A friend got symptoms exactly 2 days after exposure.

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#4 01-07-2022 6:24pm

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Anybody I know recently testing positive were 2 to 6 days.

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#5 02-07-2022 3:08pm

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I was 3 days.

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