Hotspots for SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant spread: Lessons from New York City

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 94; no. 7; pp. 2911 - 2914
• Main Authors: Ramírez, Juan D., Castañeda, Sergio, Ballesteros, Nathalia, Muñoz, Marina, Hernández, Matthew, Banu, Radhika, Shrestha, Paras, Chen, Feng, Shi, Huanzhi, Bakel, Harm, Simon, Viviana, Cordon‐Cardo, Carlos, Sordillo, Emilia M., Paniz‐Mondolfi, Alberto E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Biological properties; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Dispersal; Epidemiology; genetic variability evolution; Genomics; Mutation; Pandemics; Public health; SARS coronavirus classification; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Vaccination; Vaccines; Viral diseases; Virology; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; New York City New York; genetic variability evolution; epidemiology; SARS coronavirus classification

The coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is still challenging public health systems worldwide, particularly with the emergence of novel SARS‐CoV‐2 variants with mutations that increase their transmissibility and immune escape. This is the case of the variant of concern Omicron that rapidly s...