Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Omicron
  • South Africa and the origins of Omicron
  • The fourth wave
  • Properties of Omicron
  • 5 SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
  • Omicron mutation profile
  • Omicron spike protein
  • Omicron transmissibility
  • Reproduction (R) number
  • Omicron immune evasion
  • Clinical expression of SARS-CoV-2 variants
  • The spread of Omicron
  • Population immunity
  • Viral fitness
  • Viral evolution