THE COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT: HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW
On November 26, 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution. [i] Variant of Concern (VOC) “A variant for which there is evidence of an increase in transmissibility, more severe disease (e.g., increased hospitalizations or deaths), a significant reduction in neutralization […]
