In a recent study in Nature Microbiology, researchers compared severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of concern (VOC) replication in human cell lines and primary ...

Göttingen, July 17, 2023. Omicron-derived virus variants are currently responsible for most SARS-CoV-2 infections worldwide. Compared to earlier virus variants, Omicron rarely causes severe disease.

The surprising finding from a study of 750 vaccinated seniors in Ontario retirement homes and long-term care settings suggests the we don't understand how some Omicron variants can evade the immune ...

Maybe the UK is unusual, maybe the trends that show Omicron as mild will suddenly reverse in the next week of data, but right now the UK's experience is that this wave is the sharpest yet in terms of ...