How long is the incubation period for Covid?? How many days?? I know I should know

[a kennedy]

but I don’t. Thanks.

[Lochloosa]

1. 2 to 12 days from infection to symptoms.

You are contagious 2 days before and 3 days after symptoms.

Just a rule of thumb.

[a kennedy]

2. Thanks.

[marybourg]

7. I just read 2 - 14 in either the NYT or WaPo today.

So, yeah. Big range.

[Phoenix61]

3. It's different for different variants.

Initial - 5-6 days
Alpha- 5 days
Delta - 4 days
Omicron - 3 days
https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/621066/

[a kennedy]

5. This is great, thank you.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. 3 days for omicron. 5 days for delta.

[a kennedy]

6. Thank you for this, will pass it on to others who have asked me.

[vanlassie]

8. Today John Campbell said two. Based I believe, on UK data.

They test everything over there.