The past several months have witnessed the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with novel spike protein mutations that are influencing the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the …
The emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is an urgent global health concern. In this study, our statistical modelling suggests that Omicron has spread more rapidly than the …
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern Omicron (Pango lineage B. 1.1. 529), first identified in Botswana and South Africa, may compromise vaccine effectiveness and …
D Planas, N Saunders, P Maes, F Guivel-Benhassine… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant was first identified in November 2021 in Botswana and South Africa,–. It has since spread to many countries and is expected to …
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron BA. 1 sublineage has been supplanted in many countries by the BA. 2 sublineage. BA. 2 differs from BA. 1 by about 21 …
D Planas, T Bruel, I Staropoli… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2, BA. 4, and BA. 5 lineages has led to the emergence of several new subvariants, including BA. 2.75. 2, BA. 4.6. and BQ. 1.1. The …
Summary Background Several SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have been identified that partly escape serum neutralisation elicited by current vaccines. Studies have also shown …
M Lipsitch, F Krammer, G Regev-Yochay… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Breakthrough infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV- 2) in fully vaccinated individuals are receiving intense scrutiny because of their importance …
T Fiolet, Y Kherabi, CJ MacDonald, J Ghosn… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Vaccines are critical cost-effective tools to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the emergence of variants of the severe acute respiratory …