摘要
Dear Editor,Since its first description in South Africa in November 2021,the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant rapidly outcompeted the previously dominating Delta variant.Omicron is the fifth variant of concern(VOC).It contains an unusually high number of mutations compared to previous VOCs,especially in the viral Spike protein,and shows high transmissibility and efficient escape of neutralizing antibodies.
基金
supported by the DFG(CRCs 1279 and 1506)
the EU commission(Fight-nCoV)
the MWK and the BMBF(Restrict-SARS-CoV-2,IMMUNOMOD).
