Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Acta Biomed. 2022 May 11;93(2):e2022097. doi: 10.23750/abm.v93i2.12712.
On November 26th, a new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), B.1.1.529, was designated by the World Health Organization (WHO), named Omicron, and classified as a variant of concern (VOC). The news raised an international alarm about a new wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, since Omicron has a large group of mutations which may affect the way it spread, cause disease, and escape from the immunity. Therefore, it is essential to take a closer look at how it has emerged, how it may sustain the pandemic, and how we can act correspondingly, both nationally and internationally, to help control the spreading of the disease.
11 月 26 日,世界卫生组织(WHO)将一种新型严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)命名为 B.1.1.529,命名为奥密克戎,并将其归类为关注的变体(VOC)。这一消息引发了国际社会对新一轮 2019 年冠状病毒病(Covid-19)爆发的警报,因为奥密克戎有一大组突变,可能影响其传播方式、致病能力和逃避免疫的能力。因此,有必要仔细研究它是如何出现的,它如何可能维持大流行,以及我们如何在国家和国际层面采取相应的行动,帮助控制疾病的传播。