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

mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine boosters induce neutralizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

(2022) Wilfredo F. Garcia-Beltran et al.   CELL

The furin cleavage site in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is required for transmission in ferrets

(2021) Thomas P. Peacock et al.   Nature Microbiology

Reduced neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 by vaccine and convalescent serum

(2021) Chang Liu et al.   CELL

SARS‐CoV‐2 B.1.617 Indian variants: Are electrostatic potential changes responsible for a higher transmission rate?

(2021) Stefano Pascarella et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Vaccines

(2021) Philip R. Krause et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

The Omicron variant is highly resistant against antibody-mediated neutralization: Implications for control of the COVID-19 pandemic

(2021) Markus Hoffmann et al.   CELL

Omicron variant genome evolution and phylogenetics

(2021) Mahmoud Kandeel et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Roles of the polybasic furin cleavage site of spike protein in SARS‐CoV‐2 replication, pathogenesis, and host immune responses and vaccination

(2021) Md. Golzar Hossain et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Omicron: Call for updated vaccines

(2021) Xingguang Li   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Detection of highly muted coronavirus variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) is triggering the alarm for South Asian countries: Associated risk factors and preventive actions

(2021) Sohel Daria et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Sequence analysis of the emerging SARS‐CoV‐2 variant Omicron in South Africa

(2021) Lulan Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron variant: Could it be another threat?

(2021) Balamurugan Shanmugaraj et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of SARS‐CoV‐2, a global urgent public health alert!

(2021) Shou‐Jiang Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

The electrostatic potential of the Omicron variant spike is higher than in Delta and Delta‐plus variants: A hint to higher transmissibility?

(2021) Stefano Pascarella et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Covid-19: Early studies give hope omicron is milder than other variants

(2021) Bryan Christie   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Covid-19: Omicron and the need for boosters

(2021) Elisabeth Mahase   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Covid-19: Omicron may be more transmissible than other variants and partly resistant to existing vaccines, scientists fear

(2021) Ingrid Torjesen   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Covid-19: South Africa’s surge in cases deepens alarm over omicron variant

(2021) Owen Dyer   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2: a quest to define the consequences of its high mutational load

(2021) Jorge Quarleri et al.   GeroScience