| COVID-19: Omicron, recent developments, and the likely impact of future variants on the pandemic |
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| The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, has been found across the world since it was first detected in early November 2021. This article describes the characteristics of the variant and its health impacts. It also discusses vaccine effectiveness against the variant and the medium and long-term outlook for the future course of the pandemic. |
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- Publication type:
- policy brief
- Publication language:
- English
- Publication date:
- 2022-03
- Publication URL:
- https://doi.org/10.58248/RR78
- Institute:
- Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology of the UK Parliament (POST)
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
