Staying alert: On the rapidly increasing spread of the JN.1 variant
The rapidly increasing spread of the JN.1 variant across the globe has led to the prevalence of this variant, a descendent of
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omicron
Omicron variants evolve strategies to evade T cell immunity
The cellular mechanisms and consequences of enhanced MHC I inhibition by Omicron variants on infection and disease remain to be determined
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No cause for alarm: On the Omicron recombinant XBB.1.16 in India
More than three years after the pandemic began, newer variants, an uptick in cases, hospitalisations, and even deaths are being reported from
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Why India has not witnessed any surge in COVID-19 cases for months
Daily COVID-19 cases in India are low despite the newer Omicron subvariants, recombinants possessing greater immune escape and transmissibility The
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Is Omicron variant XBB.1.5’s superior binding causing higher transmissibility?
XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible variant that has been detected yet, and it has already spread to over 29 countries so far
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Sooner or later, India has to develop Omicron-based boosters
Vaccines based on Omicron variants are better than the ones based on the ancestral strain, but the older vaccines are still effective
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What is causing a surge in COVID-19 cases in India?
In addition to BA.4 and BA.5, India and about half-a-dozen other countries have reported BA.2.75, which is a new sub-lineage of Omicron
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COVID-19 booster dose may not alter disease severity trend
A cross-sectional survey of nearly 6,000 people across age groups including those over 80 years of age carried out through
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Why cats and dogs are less susceptible to Omicron
The progenitor of the Omicron variant might have emerged in mice and then spread to humans
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Not mild for all: On community transmission of Omicron
India has admitted community transmission in the belief Omicron is mild Even at the peak of the second wave in
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T cell immune responses seen a year after infection
Strong and longstanding T cell responses were seen even when people were not reinfected or vaccinated
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Recombination of two virus variants seen since 2020
The Alpha and Wuhan strain recombinant was the first; the latest is a mixture of two Omicron sub-lineages Mutations are
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Children more unlikely to produce antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 virus
Study comparing adults and children was done when Wuhan strain was in circulation; results may not hold true for Delta and Omicron
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