新冠病毒变异株“奥密克戎”的最新研究进展

The latest research progress of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 mutant strain"Omicron"

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)是由新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)引起的一种具有发病率、致死率极高的新型呼吸系统传染病。由于SARS-CoV-2本身的特异性,其突变率较高,目前已出现一系列不同的SARS-CoV-2变异株,使COVID-19疫情一直反复。近日,世界卫生组织(WHO)公布了新变异株“奥密克戎”(Omicron,B.1.1.529),并宣称该变异株可能具有较强的传染性、较高的抗体耐受性及疫苗耐受性。本文就“奥密克戎”变异株的最新研究进展作一简要综述。

Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is a novel respiratory infectious disease with high incidence and mortality rate caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2).Due to the specificity of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 itself and its high mutation rate,a series of different novel coronavirus variants have appeared,which has led to repeated outbreaks of COVID-19.Recently,the World Health Organization(WHO)has announced a new variant"Omicron"(Omicron,B.1.1.529),and declared that the mutant strain may be highly infectious,antibody tolerant and highly resistant to vaccines.This article briefly reviews the latest research progress of the"Omicron"variants.