Resources with keywords: variants



Update on SARS CoV-2 Variant BA.2.86 (NEW 9/13, Website, Regulatory)
CDC
30 August 2023

CDC is tracking a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called BA.2.86 (Pirola) and working to better understand its potential impact on public health.

Features, Evaluation, and Treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Website, Publication)
NIH: StatPearl Publishing
9 January 2023

Cascella M, Rajnik M, Aleem A, et al.
The authors say: “This review article aims to comprehensively describe the etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic methods, and the latest novel therapeutics in the management of COVID-19.”

Variants of Concern (NEW 3/7, Website, Regulatory)
ECDC
keywords: covid-19, variants
Take a look at SARS-CoV-2's family tree. It's full of surprises (NEW 3/7, Website, News)
NPR
9 February 2022
Emerging Vaccine-Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Variants (NEW 3/7, Website, Publication)
ACS Infectious Diseases
8 February 2022

Wang R, et.al

keywords: covid-19, variants
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalization Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years, by Vaccination Status, Before and During SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Predominance — Los Angeles County, California, November 7, 2021–January 8, 2022 (NEW 3/7, Website, Publication)
CDC
4 February 2022

Danza P, Koo TH, Haddix M, et al.

Omicron summary relative to infection and hospitalization of adults.

HKUMed finds Omicron SARS-CoV-2 can infect faster and better than Delta in human bronchus but with less severe infection in lung (NEW 12/5, Website, News)
University of Hong Kong - LKS Faculty of Medicine
15 December 2021

Premiminary data indicates that Omicron infects and mulitplies 70x faster than the Delta variant, but causes a lower infection in the lung.

Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know (NEW 12/5, Website, Regulatory)
CDC

Updated information on the Omicron variant

New SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Identified: Omicron (B.1.1.529) Variant (NEW 12/5, Website, Regulatory)
CDC / Health Alert Network

Due to the increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant and concerns about potential impacts on the healthcare system, the CDC is updating recommendations to enhance protection for healthcare personnel, patients, and visitors, and ensure adequate staffing in healthcare facilities.

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s Statement regarding the new SARS-COV-2 virus variant B.1.1.529 (NEW 11/30, Website)
Africa CDC
26 November 2021

On 25 November 2021, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa announced the detection of a new variant of the SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, following genomic sequencing. This variant is currently labelled as lineage B.1.1.529.

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