Category: Omicron

The Omicron subvariant BA.2: Birth of a new challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Authors: Farid Rahimia and Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadib,∗ Int J Surg. 2022 Mar; 99: 106261.Published online 2022 Feb12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106261 PMCID: PMC8837492PMID: 35167986 In November 2021, many patients presented with the atypical pneumonia due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in South Africa [1]. Subsequently, the WHO Technical Advisory Group called Omicron the variant B.1.1.529 which caused the rise […]

Here are all the mutations in the Omicron variant and why they are scaring scientists

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Authors: Marianne Guenot December 1, 2021 Here are all the mutations in the Omicron variant and why they are scaring scientists Omicron was named a “variant of concern” in part because of its peculiar set of mutations. It is not yet clear whether this variant spreads faster or causes more severe infections. It’s not yet […]

T-Cells “Minimize” Damage Caused By Omicron, Studies Show

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Authors: Joseph Adinolfi Jr.  Two new studies – one from Erasmus University in the Netherlands and one from the University of Cape Town in South Africa – have just reminded humanity that our antibodies aren’t the last line of defense against COVID, and its newest variant, omicron. Both have confirmed that T-cells, what Bloomberg describes as the […]