SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike mediated immune escape, infectivity and cell-cell fusion
B. Meng, I. Ferreira, A. Abdullahi…·S. Zepeda
This study investigates the immune escape, infectivity, and cell-cell fusion properties of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 compared to Delta, showing higher ACE2 affinity and antibody evasion but similar antiviral drug efficacy.