Omicron's feeble attack on the lungs could make it less dangerous

Nature. 2022 Jan;601(7892):177. doi: 10.1038/d41586-022-00007-8.
No abstract available

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Virology.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • COVID-19 / immunology
  • COVID-19 / mortality*
  • COVID-19 / transmission
  • COVID-19 / virology*
  • COVID-19 Vaccines / immunology
  • Child
  • Cricetinae
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Disease Progression
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / physiopathology*
  • Lung / virology*
  • Mice
  • Mutation
  • Organoids / virology
  • Respiratory System / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / immunology
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
  • SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity*
  • Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • South Africa / epidemiology
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology
  • Virus Replication*

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Serine Endopeptidases
  • TMPRSS2 protein, human

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants