NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A new study from MIT suggests that the dozens of mutations in the spike protein of the Omicron variant help it to evade all four of the classes of antibodies that can...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews An international team of scientists have identified antibodies that neutralize omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants. These antibodies target areas of the virus spike...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  This statement was prior to the naming of Omicron: On 25 November 2021, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa announced the detection of...

SARS-CoV-2 mutations similar to those in the B1.1.7 UK variant could arise in cases of chronic infection, where treatment over an extended period can provide the virus multiple opportunities to evolve,...