Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant, salient features, high global health concerns and strategies to counter it amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

R Khandia, S Singhal, T Alqahtani, MA Kamal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the appearance in the late of December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly evolving and
mutating continuously, giving rise to various variants with variable degrees of infectivity and …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variants, vaccines, and host immunity

P Mistry, F Barmania, J Mellet, K Peta… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new beta coronavirus
that emerged at the end of 2019 in the Hubei province of China. SARS-CoV-2 causes …

[HTML][HTML] Global emerging Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: Impacts, challenges and strategies

K Dhama, F Nainu, A Frediansyah, MI Yatoo… - Journal of infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Newly emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
are continuously posing high global public health concerns and panic resulting in waves of …

[HTML][HTML] Features, evaluation, and treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19)

M Cascella, M Rajnik, A Aleem, SC Dulebohn… - Statpearls …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Screen individuals based on exposure and symptom criteria to identify potential
COVID-19 cases. Identify the clinical features and radiological findings expected in patients …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant sparks significant concern among global experts–What is known so far?

S Poudel, A Ishak, J Perez-Fernandez… - Travel medicine and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The new discovery of the highly mutated Omicron variant of concern (VOC) GR/484A (B. 1.1.
529) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in South Africa …

Sensitivity to vaccines, therapeutic antibodies, and viral entry inhibitors and advances to counter the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

H Zhou, M Møhlenberg, JC Thakor… - Clinical microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) keeps evolving and
mutating into newer variants over time, which gain higher transmissibility, disease severity …

[HTML][HTML] Parents' decisions to vaccinate children against COVID-19: A scoping review

F Pan, H Zhao, S Nicholas, E Maitland, R Liu, Q Hou - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in sickness, hospitalizations, and deaths
of the old and young and impacted global social and economy activities. Vaccination is one …

Global impact of delta plus variant and vaccination

VP Chavda, V Apostolopoulos - Expert Review of Vaccines, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The coronavirus, like all viruses, has mutated numerous times since it first appeared in
China in late 2019. Throughout the pandemic, a number of variants have surfaced, changing …

[HTML][HTML] Omicron variant: Current insights and future directions

R Rana, R Kant, RS Huirem, D Bohra… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global COVID-19 outbreak has returned with the identification of the SARS-CoV-2
Omicron variant (B. 1.1. 529) after appearing to be persistently spreading for the more than …