[HTML][HTML] Differential cell line susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1.1 variant of concern

H Dighe, P Sarkale, DY Patil, S Mohandas, AM Shete… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The unique mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant are associated with increased
transmissibility, immune escape, increased binding affinity to ACE-2, and increased viral …

[HTML][HTML] Omicron SARS-CoV-2 neutralization from inactivated and ZF2001 vaccines

X Zhao, R Zhang, S Qiao, X Wang… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Omicron Neutralization from Vaccines in China In this study, neutralization against the SARS-
CoV-2 omicron subvariants was reduced with both the inactivated and ZF2001 vaccines …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of clinical characteristics between SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and Delta variant infections in China

Q Li, X Liu, L Li, X Hu, G Cui, R Sun, D Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The continued 'evolution'of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has led to the emergence of the Omicron variant after the Delta variant …

Severity of the Omicron SARS‐CoV‐2 variant compared with the previous lineages: A systematic review

M Arabi, Y Al‐Najjar, N Mhaimeed… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Omicron variant was first detected in October 2021, which evolved from the original
SARS‐CoV‐2 strain and was found to possess many mutations. Immune evasion was one of …

[HTML][HTML] Replication of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 2 variant in ex vivo cultures of the human upper and lower respiratory tract

KPY Hui, KC Ng, JCW Ho, HW Yeung, RHH Ching… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Omicron BA. 2 sublineage has replaced BA. 1 worldwide and
has comparable levels of immune evasion to BA. 1. These observations suggest that the …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant causes mild pathology in the upper and lower respiratory tract of hamsters

F Armando, G Beythien, FK Kaiser, L Allnoch… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Since its discovery in 2019, multiple variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been identified. This study investigates virus spread and …

Viral load of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron is not high despite its high infectivity

S Yuasa, J Nakajima, Y Takatsuki… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Patients infected with the Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 has increased worldwide since the beginning of 2022 and the variant has spread more …

Omicron variant of SARS‐CoV‐2: genomics, transmissibility, and responses to current COVID‐19 vaccines

Y Araf, F Akter, Y Tang, R Fatemi… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has spread
worldwide as an Omicron variant. This variant is a heavily mutated virus and designated as …

[HTML][HTML] Omicron variant generates a higher and more sustained viral load in nasopharynx and saliva than the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2

BK Granerud, T Ueland, A Lind, A Søraas, B Fevang… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 spreads more easily than earlier variants, possibly as a
result of a higher viral load in the upper respiratory tract and oral cavity. Hence, we …

The significant immune escape of pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron

L Zhang, Q Li, Z Liang, T Li, S Liu, Q Cui… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of Omicron/BA. 1 has brought new challenges to fight against SARS-CoV-2.
A large number of mutations in the Spike protein suggest that its susceptibility to immune …