TY - ADVS AU - Schoub,B.D. TI - The Omicron variant: a South African perspective T2 - The biomedical & life sciences collection, PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - COVID-19 (Disease) KW - Genetic aspects KW - South Africa KW - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- KW - COVID-19 KW - epidemiology KW - transmission KW - Immune Evasion KW - Mutation KW - SARS-CoV-2 variants KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - genetics KW - Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: Omicron -- South Africa and the origins of Omicron -- The fourth wave -- Properties of Omicron -- 5 SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern -- Omicron mutation profile -- Omicron spike protein -- Omicron transmissibility -- Reproduction (R) number -- Omicron immune evasion -- Clinical expression of SARS-CoV-2 variants -- The spread of Omicron -- Population immunity -- Viral fitness -- Viral evolution; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/4918/ ER -