[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells
The unprecedented public health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused
by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been …
by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been …
The biological and clinical significance of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants
The past several months have witnessed the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with novel
spike protein mutations that are influencing the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the …
spike protein mutations that are influencing the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the …
Omicron extensively but incompletely escapes Pfizer BNT162b2 neutralization
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern Omicron (Pango lineage B. 1.1. 529),
first identified in Botswana and South Africa, may compromise vaccine effectiveness and …
first identified in Botswana and South Africa, may compromise vaccine effectiveness and …
mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine boosters induce neutralizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
WF Garcia-Beltran, KJS Denis, A Hoelzemer, EC Lam… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Recent surveillance has revealed the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (BA.
1/B. 1.1. 529) harboring up to 36 mutations in spike protein, the target of neutralizing …
1/B. 1.1. 529) harboring up to 36 mutations in spike protein, the target of neutralizing …
Population immunity and Covid-19 severity with Omicron variant in South Africa
Abstract Background The B. 1.1. 529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified on November 25, 2021, in Gauteng …
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified on November 25, 2021, in Gauteng …
Increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection associated with emergence of Omicron in South Africa
JRC Pulliam, C van Schalkwyk, N Govender… - Science, 2022 - science.org
We provide two methods for monitoring reinfection trends in routine surveillance data to
identify signatures of changes in reinfection risk and apply these approaches to data from …
identify signatures of changes in reinfection risk and apply these approaches to data from …
Comparing COVID-19 vaccines for their characteristics, efficacy and effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern: a narrative review
T Fiolet, Y Kherabi, CJ MacDonald, J Ghosn… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Vaccines are critical cost-effective tools to control the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic. However, the emergence of variants of the severe acute respiratory …
(COVID-19) pandemic. However, the emergence of variants of the severe acute respiratory …
Omicron BA. 4/BA. 5 escape neutralizing immunity elicited by BA. 1 infection
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) BA. 4 and BA. 5 sub-lineages, first detected in
South Africa, have changes relative to Omicron BA. 1 including substitutions in the spike …
South Africa, have changes relative to Omicron BA. 1 including substitutions in the spike …
[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 variants, spike mutations and immune escape
Although most mutations in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) genome are expected to be either deleterious and swiftly purged or relatively …
CoV-2) genome are expected to be either deleterious and swiftly purged or relatively …
[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has extensive but incomplete escape of Pfizer BNT162b2 elicited neutralization and requires ACE2 for infection
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron, first identified in Botswana and South Africa, may
compromise vaccine effectiveness and the ability of antibodies triggered by previous …
compromise vaccine effectiveness and the ability of antibodies triggered by previous …