The emergence and epidemic characteristics of the highly mutated SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant

D Tian, Y Sun, H Xu, Q Ye - Journal of medical virology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Omicron
variant (B. 1.1. 529) was first identified in Botswana in November 2021. It was first reported …

The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

K Tao, PL Tzou, J Nouhin, RK Gupta… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Attenuated fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

R Suzuki, D Yamasoba, I Kimura, L Wang, M Kishimoto… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization

S Cele, L Jackson, DS Khoury, K Khan, T Moyo-Gwete… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Considerable escape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron to antibody neutralization

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 …

Serum neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages BA. 1 and BA. 2 in patients receiving monoclonal antibodies

T Bruel, J Hadjadj, P Maes, D Planas, A Seve… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Resistance of Omicron subvariants BA. 2.75. 2, BA. 4.6, and BQ. 1.1 to neutralizing antibodies

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 …

Neutralising antibody titres as predictors of protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants and the impact of boosting: a meta-analysis

D Cromer, M Steain, A Reynaldi, TE Schlub… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
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 …

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals: measurement, causes and impact

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 …

Comparing COVID-19 vaccines for their characteristics, efficacy and effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern: a narrative review

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 …