Omicron variant of SARS‐CoV‐2: genomics, transmissibility, and responses to current COVID19 vaccines

Y Araf, F Akter, Y Tang, R Fatemi… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
COVID-19 vaccines. Following the D614G, Beta/Gamma, and Delta VOCs, the SARS-CoV-2
Omicron variant could be the catalyst for the fourth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak to …

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against the Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant of concern

N Andrews, J Stowe, F Kirsebom, S Toffa, T Rickeard… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background A rapid increase in cases due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant
in highly vaccinated populations has raised concerns about the effectiveness of current …

[HTML][HTML] Decreased severity of disease during the first global omicron variant covid-19 outbreak in a large hospital in tshwane, south africa

F Abdullah, J Myers, D Basu, G Tintinger… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 ward patients compared with prior COVID-19 waves. We report from the first global
epicentre of Omicron-… In the current study, we compare the clinical profile of 466 COVID-19

Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against the Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant

N Andrews, J Stowe, F Kirsebom, S Toffa… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
… Primary immunization with two doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 or BNT162b2 vaccine provided
… the omicron variant. A BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 booster after either the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19

Winter of Omicron—the evolving COVID-19 pandemic

C Del Rio, SB Omer, PN Malani - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
… Nearly 2 years into the coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19 … , 1 the recently identified Omicron
variant is rapidly displacing … of COVID-19 vaccination and the emergence of the Omicron

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Norway, November to December 2021

LT Brandal, E MacDonald, L Veneti, T Ravlo… - …, 2021 - eurosurveillance.org
… of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case with suspected severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron … of Named Global Outbreak Lineages (Pangolin) …

Covid-19: Omicron drives weekly record high in global infections

L Taylor - BMJ: British Medical Journal (Online), 2022 - search.proquest.com
… Some 13 million residents in the northern city of Xi’an—one of several major cities
experiencing omicron outbreaks, which could endanger China’s hopes of a smooth hosting of the …

Visualizing omicron: COVID-19 deaths vs. cases over time

R Arnaout, R Arnaout - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
omicron wave, but the additional death due to the omicron wave has been minimal so far,
and the omicron … wave (blue), with the omicron wave beginning shallower still, reminiscent of …

Literature review of omicron: a grim reality amidst COVID-19

S Arora, V Grover, P Saluja, YA Algarni, SA Saquib… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
… initial virus outbreak [14,15]. Although studies have attempted to understand this new challenge
in the COVID-19 … of the Omicron variant and its potential to evade the immune response. …

Impact of National Omicron Outbreak at the end of 2022 on the future outlook of COVID-19 in China

L Zheng, S Liu, F Lu - Emerging Microbes & Infections, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
COVID-19 status in the country and even to the world. The current commentary attempts to
use the global COVID-19 … , which will shape the scenarios of COVID-19 in the coming year. …