Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine booster shot compared with non-booster: A meta-analysis

Y Zhu, S Liu, D Zhang - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The analysis of the effectiveness of booster shots compared with primary vaccination is
extremely vital. This paper aimed to summarize the results of all available evidence studies …

Emergence of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant and strategies for tackling the infection

Y Wu, Y Long, F Wang, W Liu… - Immunity, Inflammation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Nowadays, emerging SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron, the novel highly mutated
VOC, has quickly spread as the dominant variant in over 190 countries worldwide through …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of indoor air quality and risk of COVID-19 infection in Spanish secondary school and university classrooms

D Rodríguez, IR Urbieta, Á Velasco… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Spanish educational centers were
reopened after six months of lockdown. Ventilation was mostly adopted as a preventive …

Comparative epidemic expansion of SARS-CoV-2 variants Delta and Omicron in the Brazilian State of Amazonas

I Arantes, G Bello, V Nascimento, V Souza… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) Delta and Omicron spread globally during mid
and late 2021, respectively. In this study, we compare the dissemination dynamics of these …

Lancemaside A from Codonopsis lanceolata: Studies on antiviral activity and mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern

TY Kim, S Jeon, M Ko, YE Du, SR Son… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Several plant-derived natural products with anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity have been evaluated
for the potential to serve as chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of COVID-19 …

Systematic review and meta‐analyses of superspreading of SARS‐CoV‐2 infections

Z Du, C Wang, C Liu, Y Bai, S Pei… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Superspreading, or overdispersion in transmission, is a feature of SARS‐CoV‐2
transmission which results in surging epidemics and large clusters of infection. The …

[PDF][PDF] The Omicron-transformer: Rise of the subvariants in the age of vaccines

TRT Chia, BE Young, PY Chia - Ann. Acad. Med. Singap, 2022 - annals.edu.sg
Introduction: Omicron is the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, the pathogen that causes
COVID-19. Since its emergence in late 2021, Omicron has displaced other circulating …

Reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants, China, December 2022–January 2023

Y Bai, Z Shao, X Zhang, R Chen, L Wang… - Journal of Travel …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
China adjusted the zero-COVID strategy in late 2022, triggering an unprecedented Omicron
wave. We estimated the time-varying reproduction numbers of 32 provincial-level …

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variants: Genetic Impact on Viral Fitness

W Liu, Z Huang, J Xiao, Y Wu, N Xia, Q Yuan - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Over the last three years, the pandemic of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on
people's lives and the global economy. The incessant emergence of variant strains has …

Managing spatio-temporal heterogeneity of susceptibles by embedding it into an homogeneous model: A mechanistic and deep learning study

B Tang, K Ma, Y Liu, X Wang, S Tang… - PLoS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Accurate prediction of epidemics is pivotal for making well-informed decisions for the control
of infectious diseases, but addressing heterogeneity in the system poses a challenge. In this …