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ReviewMicrobiological research2022

Omicron variant: Current insights and future directions.

Rashmi Rana, Ravi Kant, Rohit Singh Huirem, Deepika Bohra, Nirmal Kumar Ganguly

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Review in Microbiological research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Rashmi RanaDepartment of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India. Electronic address: rana_aiims@yahoo.co.in.
Ravi KantDepartment of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India.
Rohit Singh HuiremDepartment of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India.
Deepika BohraDepartment of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India.
Nirmal Kumar GangulyDepartment of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 past two years. In comparison to prior SARS-CoV-2 variants, this new variant revealed a significant amount of mutation. This novel variety may have a greater rate of transmissibility which might impede the effectiveness of current diagnostic equipment as well as vaccination efficacy and also impede immunotherapies (Antibody / monoclonal antibody based). WHO designated B.1.1.529 as a variant of concern on November 26, 2021, identified as Omicron. The Omicron variant transmission method and severity, on the other hand, are well defined. The global spread of Omicron, which has now seized many nations, has resulted in numerous speculations regarding its origin and degree of infectivity. The following sections will go over its potential for transmission, omicron structure, and impact on COVID-19 vaccines, how it is different from delta variant and diagnostics.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Antibodies, MonoclonalCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansAntibodies, MonoclonalCOVID-19 VaccinesDiagnosisOmicronSpike proteinsTransmissibilityVaccine

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PMID36152612
PMCPMC9482093

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