Epidemiologic surveillance has revealed decoupling of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19) hospitalizations and deaths from case counts after emergence of the Omicron (B. 1.1 …
ABSTRACT Background The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly achieved global dissemination, accounting for most infections in the United States by …
Hong Kong SAR has adopted universal masking, social distancing, testing of all symptomatic and high-risk groups for isolation of confirmed cases in healthcare facilities …
AKC Wai, CY Chan, AWL Cheung, K Wang… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Real-world data is currently limited on the association between oral antiviral therapy and healthcare system burden in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19. This …
S Deng, Y Liu, RCY Tam, P Chen, AJ Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Current available vaccines for COVID-19 are effective in reducing severe diseases and deaths caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection but less optimal in preventing infection. Next …
X Chen, X Yan, K Sun, N Zheng, R Sun… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
An outbreak of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2 sublineage occurred in Shanghai, China from February 26 to June 30, 2022. We use official reported data …
G Lu, Y Zhang, H Zhang, J Ai, L He… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Shanghai has been experiencing the Omicron wave since March 2022. Though several studies have evaluated the risk factors of severe infections, the analyses of BA. 2 infection …
C Qin, W Yan, L Tao, M Liu, J Liu - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Given the prevalence of the omicron variant and decreased immunity provided by vaccines, it is imperative to enhance resistance to COVID-19 in the old population. We …
Hong Kong experienced a surge of Omicron BA. 2 infections in early 2022, resulting in one of the highest per-capita death rates of COVID-19. The outbreak occurred in a dense …