Peiyu Wang

Jan 15, 2024 | mdpi.com | Peiyu Wang |Huting Wang |Ruoyu ZHANG |Rong Hu

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Oct 25, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Lu Lu |Lei Chen |Peiyu Wang |Zhang Qi

INTRODUCTION Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, has resulted in a global pandemic. Many strains have emerged since the original wave, including the Omicron variant. It was first reported in South Africa in November 2021. Omicron was found to be highly transmissible due to mutations on the spike protein [1], but most affected people only had mild symptoms, not requiring hospital admission.