American scientists from the Yale School of Public Health and the Mirimus laboratory managed to find out that the peak viral load on the patient's body occurs in the first three days after infection with the "omicron". It is during this period that a person is most contagious to others.

As part of the study, scientists took 37 infected subjects, all of whom had previously been vaccinated. PCR testing was carried out daily to find out for which day the virus was not detected in the body.

As a result, scientists were able to find out that the peak viral load on the body falls on the first three days of illness. After three days, the viral load in most patients began to fall.

"Omicron" disappeared from the body in an average of 7-9 days. However, in some infected people, the virus continued to be detected even on the 10th day.

The data obtained by American specialists were confirmed by Pavel Volchkov, head of the MIPT laboratory of genomic engineering, and doctor Evgeny Timakov, in an interview with them.

“Since Omicron is highly genetically modified in relation to the Wuhan strain, antibodies to it are formed not in three days, as would be the case with a classic re-infection, but in four or more. Therefore, the viral load on the 4th day subsides and immunity begins to work, ”explained Volchkov.

According to Timakov, it is during the period of peak viral load that a person becomes most contagious. The greater the viral load, the more virus is released into the external environment. These are indicators that correlate with each other.

“At the same time, different viruses behave differently. For example, the previous strain of coronavirus, "delta", multiplied in the body within a week. And the omicron strain, judging by the scientific article of American scientists, has a peak load in the first three days, ”Timakov explained.

Read more about how long "omicron" is stored in the human body - in the material.

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