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COVID, Volume 3, Issue 1

January 2023 - 6 articles

Cover Story: Omicron, the latest variant of SARS-CoV-2 of concern, behaves differently from previous variants in terms of epidemiological dynamics. Analyzing 1000 COVID-19 waves worldwide from the start of the pandemic to August 28, 2022, the average number of Omicron waves per month (42.78) was greater than that of pre-Omicron waves (25.62). Omicron waves steepen and flatten the curve significantly faster than pre-Omicron waves and were managed significantly more effectively, in a significantly shorter time, and with significantly sharper peaks. Comparing the behavior of each wave's peak daily case data, the pre-Omicron trend showed increasing daily case numbers over time, while the Omicron trend showed decreasing numbers. View this paper
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Articles (6)

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
9,863 Views
34 Pages

16 January 2023

In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, digital technologies have played a vital role to minimize the spread of COVID-19, and to control its pitfalls for the general public. Without such technologies, bringing the pandemic under control would have been tri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,953 Views
8 Pages

Spatial Mapping of Genes Implicated in SARS-CoV-2 Neuroinvasion to Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Gray Matter

  • Sai Batchu,
  • Michael Joseph Diaz,
  • Jasmine Thuy Tran,
  • Angela Fadil,
  • Kamil Taneja,
  • Karan Patel and
  • Brandon Lucke-Wold

6 January 2023

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 is the newest beta coronavirus family member to demonstrate neuroinvasive capability in severe cases of infection. Despite much research activity in the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 space, the gene-level biology of this phenomenon rem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,263 Views
17 Pages

Mitigation of Socio-Economical Inequalities on the Profile of Healthcare Workers Infected with SARS-CoV-2 upon Vaccination: The Experience of a Brazilian Public Healthcare Institution during the Omicron Wave

  • Maria Celia Chaves Zuma,
  • Roberta Soares Faccion,
  • Ana Carolina Carioca da Costa,
  • Leonardo Henrique Ferreira Gomes,
  • Daniella Campelo Batalha Cox Moore,
  • Saint Clair Gomes Junior,
  • Adriana Cesar Bonomo,
  • Wilson Savino,
  • Sotiris Missailidis and
  • Zilton Farias Meira Vasconcelos

5 January 2023

Background: COVID-19 increased health inequalities worldwide. Even among healthcare workers, social-economical features enhanced the risk of infection (having positive serology) during the first outbreak. The Omicron variant changed the pandemic cour...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,465 Views
14 Pages

Repeat-Dose Toxicity of Candidate Omicron COVID-19 Vaccine in Sprague-Dawley Rats

  • Yuxiu Zhao,
  • Zhenyu He,
  • Zhanhui Wang,
  • Yao He,
  • Xue Zhao,
  • Hongyang Liang,
  • Yancen Guo,
  • Yichuan Wang,
  • Xiaonan Zhang and
  • Huiqin Zhu
  • + 9 authors

27 December 2022

Due to a large number of mutations in the spike protein and immune escape, the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) has become a predominant variant of concern (VOC) strain. To prevent the disease, we developed a candidate inactivated vaccine (Omicron COVID-1...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,954 Views
23 Pages

26 December 2022

Compared to previous SARS-CoV-2 variants, the Omicron variant exhibited different epidemiological features. The purpose of this study was to assess the wave dynamics of pre-Omicron and Omicron waves in terms of differences and similarities. We invest...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
15,360 Views
27 Pages

23 December 2022

Industries worldwide have faced continuous burdens since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while adjusting to rapidly changing rules and regulations. Industries need to be prepared to remain operational and productive in the face of current and...

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