SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may evade host immune responses

A recent study has demonstrated that the omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has a higher ability to evade antibody-mediated neutralization than other variants of concern.

Immune Escape Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron Variants against Two Monoclonal Antibodies That Received Emergency Use Authorization

The humoral and cellular immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and sub-lineages - ScienceDirect

Frontiers SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Vaccines, and Host Immunity

Sub-optimal neutralisation of omicron (B.1.1.529) variant by antibodies induced by vaccine alone or SARS-CoV-2 Infection plus vaccine (hybrid immunity) post 6-months - eBioMedicine

The rapid rise of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron subvariants with immune evasion properties: XBB.1.5 and BQ.1.1 subvariants - Ao - 2023 - MedComm - Wiley Online Library

SARS-CoV-2 cell entry: structural & functional mechanism

Molecular dynamics simulations of the Spike trimeric ectodomain of the SARS- CoV-2 Omicron variant: structural relationships with infectivity, evasion to immune system and transmissibility

The trinity of COVID-19: immunity, inflammation and intervention

SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant may be less severe than the delta variant

Omicron variant of SARS‐CoV‐2: Genomics, transmissibility, and responses to current COVID‐19 vaccines - Araf - 2022 - Journal of Medical Virology - Wiley Online Library