ABC7

COVID's surge, omicron's threat, boosters' protection: What to know about next chapter in pandemic

NEW YORK -- This holiday season held promise for Americans, many of whom spent Christmas 2020 in quarantine or away from loved ones due to a nasty winter COVID-19 surge. Yet in the last week or so, ...
Nature

Protection of COVID-19 vaccination and previous infection against Omicron BA.1, BA.2 and Delta SARS-CoV-2 infections

Given the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants and the roll-out of booster COVID-19 vaccination, evidence is needed on protection conferred by primary vaccination, booster ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Protection against Omicron from Vaccination and Previous Infection in a Prison System

Information regarding the protection conferred by vaccination and previous infection against infection with the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV ...
Nature

Differential protection against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection pre- and post-Omicron

Contrary to an initial notion of slow evolution 1, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has demonstrated rapid evolutionary changes over short timescales 1,2,3, consistent ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Protection against Reinfection with the Omicron BA.2.75 Subvariant

The BA.2.75 sublineage of the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may escape neutralizing antibodies. The BA.2.75 sublineage (primarily the BA.2 ...