Wondering what’s going on with Omicron? Let’s talk about it.
This is what we know (and what we don’t) about the new COVID-19 variant.
The short version: Take a deep breath and keep using layers of protection. Scientists are working on gathering evidence.
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Sources
- Update on Omicron
- How South African Researchers Identified the Omicron Variant of COVID
- ‘Patience is crucial’: Why we won’t know for weeks how dangerous Omicron is
- Go get your vaccine, especially with Omicron
- Your Immune System Evolves to Fight Coronavirus Variants
- Rapid induction of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells is associated with coordinated humoral and cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on the total CD4+ and CD8+ T cell reactivity in infected or vaccinated individuals
- Omicron variant: BioNTech, Moderna expect data on vaccine protection soon
- Moderna chief predicts existing vaccines will struggle with Omicron
- Antibody titers before and after booster doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in healthy adults
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