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GISAID Community rapidly shares genomes of Omicron, now discovered on all six continents
The unique mix of spike amino acid changes in Omicron GR/484A (B.1.1.529) is of interest as it comprises several that were previously known to affect receptor binding and antibody escape. As with all low frequency variants with potentially relevant changes, these need to be monitored closely to study if they spread more widely as a consequence of immune escape, or altered receptor interactions.
The timely detection of Omicron and immediate sharing of the viral genomes and metadata via GISAID, was made possible by the critical contributions from researchers in Botswana, Hong Kong, South Africa.
Track the Omicron Variant HERE
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