@article {684454,
	title = {SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Primer},
	journal = {Scholars at Harvard (scholar.harvard.edu/kleelerner).  November},
	year = {2021},
	abstract = {As of today (November 30, 2021), the Delta variant remains the world{\textquoteright}s most prevalent\&nbsp;mutation of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus first identified in January 2020 that is\&nbsp;responsible for the global COViD-19 pandemic.\&nbsp;The previously named B.1.1.529 variant now known as the Omicron variant was first\&nbsp;reported by South African scientists on 9 November 2021 and then quickly visualized\&nbsp;(see image below) by researchers at the Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome. This does not\&nbsp;mean that the variant necessarily first arose in South Africa. Variants can also arise\&nbsp;independently and spontaneously in multiple locations.\&nbsp;On November 26, the WHO designated the Omicron variant a variant of concern (VOC)\&nbsp;subject to special reporting and investigation. The Omicron variant is the most mutated\&nbsp;form of SARS-CoV-2 yet sequenced. (more)},
	author = {K.Lee Lerner}
}
