Neutralization and Stability of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant
Z. Cong, J. P. Evans, P. Qu, J. Faraone, Y.-M. Zheng, C. Carlin, J. S. Bednash, T. Zhou, G. Lozanski, R. Mallampalli, L. J. Saif, E. M. Oltz, P. Mohler, K. Xu, R. J. Gumina, S.-L. Liu
This study investigates the immune evasion and transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, showing significant immune evasion but restored neutralization with booster doses and increased transmissibility due to a more stable spike protein structure.
bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology