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2. www.factcheck.org › 2021 › 12Q&A on the Omicron Variant - FactCheck.org

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   Dec 3, 2021 · In the lab, scientists will test whether and at what concentration sera from vaccinated people and from convalescent patients can neutralize omicron or a mock virus with a similar set of...

3. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/022/00428-5Omicron’s lasting mysteries: four questions scientists are ...

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   Feb 24, 2022 · In the three months that scientists have been aware of Omicron, they’ve learnt a lot, but most work so far has focused on the parent Omicron strain or on BA.1. Researchers still have a number of ...

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   How effective are PCR tests for Omicron infection?

   • Effectiveness of current tests : The widely used PCR tests continue to detect infection, including infection with Omicron, as we have seen with other variants as well. Studies are ongoing to determine whether there is any impact on other types of tests, including rapid antigen detection tests.

   Update on Omicron - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   What is the Good News for Omicron?

   • The good news, experts said, is that America has resources at its disposal, if it chooses to use them. Tests still work for Omicron. Vaccines are now widely available and could blunt the burden of severe disease.

   Scientists Are Racing to Gauge the Threat of Omicron

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   Does Omicron affect PCR and antigen-based rapid diagnostic test (AG-RDT)?

   • • The diagnostic accuracy of routinely used PCR and antigen-based rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT) assays does not appear to be impacted by Omicron. Most Omicron variant sequences reported include a deletion in the S gene, which can cause an S gene target failure (SGTF) in some PCR assays.

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   What is Omicron & how does it work?

   • Unlike previous variants of concern, Omicron often infects people who possess antibodies against earlier SARS-CoV-2 versions, acquired through infection or vaccination. In the three months that scientists have been aware of Omicron, they’ve learnt a lot, but most work so far has focused on the parent Omicron strain or on BA.1.

   Omicron’s lasting mysteries: four questions scientists are ... - Nature

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5. www.who.int › news › itemUpdate on Omicron - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Nov 28, 2021 · Effectiveness of current tests : The widely used PCR tests continue to detect infection, including infection with Omicron, as we have seen with other variants as well. Studies are ongoing to determine whether there is any impact on other types of tests, including rapid antigen detection tests.

6. www.who.int › docs › default-sourceWorld Health Organization HQ

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   Dec 17, 2021 · World Health Organization HQ. 17 December 2021 (updated from the last version published on 10 December 2021) Summary. Background. • On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern (VOC), (1) on the basis of advice from WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution. The variant has been given the name Omicron.

7. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/021/03614-zHow bad is Omicron? What scientists know so far - Nature

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   Dec 2, 2021 · To test this in the laboratory, her team is making ‘pseudovirus’ particles — an engineered version of HIV that uses SARS-CoV-2’s spike protein to infect cells — that match Omicron, which ...

8. www.nytimes.com › coronavirus-omicron-variantScientists Are Racing to Gauge the Threat of Omicron

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   Dec 16, 2021 · The good news, experts said, is that America has resources at its disposal, if it chooses to use them. Tests still work for Omicron.

9. www.who.int › docs › default-sourceEnhancing readiness for Omicron (B.1.1.529): Technical brief ...

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   Dec 23, 2021 · • The diagnostic accuracy of routinely used PCR and -based rapid diagnostic test (antigen Ag-RDT) assays does not appear to be by Omicronimpacted; studies of the comparative sensitivity of Ag-RDTs are ongoing. Most Omicron variant sequences reported include deletion in the S gene, a which can cause an