Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused millions of
deaths and substantial morbidity worldwide. Intense scientific effort to understand the …

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have been
a few variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), one of …

The Omicron lineage of SARS-CoV-2, which was first described in November 2021, spread
rapidly to become globally dominant and has split into a number of sublineages. BA. 1 …

The first dominant SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant BA. 1 harbours 35 mutations in its Spike
protein from the original SARS‐CoV‐2 variant that emerged late 2019. Soon after its …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 variant emerged in 2021 and has multiple
mutations in its spike protein. Here we show that the spike protein of Omicron has a higher …

Abstract The Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in November 2021 and
is rapidly spreading among the human population. Although recent reports reveal that the …

The recent emergence of B. 1.1. 529, the Omicron variant,, has raised concerns of escape
from protection by vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. A key test for potential …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sublineages carry
distinct spike mutations resulting in escape from antibodies induced by previous infection or …

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 …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern comprises several sublineages, with BA. 2 and BA. 2.12. 1 having replaced the …