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How Effective Are Today’s Vaccines against Omicron? Here’s What We Know So Far

Gladstone in the News December 14, 2021

How Effective Are Today’s Vaccines against Omicron? Here’s What We Know So Far

San Francisco Chronicle—The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is spreading rapidly, but it may not be a reason for panic. Nadia Roan explains that our immune system’s cellular response to the vaccines should hold up well against the omicron variant. In addition, Warner Greene predicts that if the variant spreads rapidly but causes just mild disease, it might actually help establish immunity globally, protecting people in places where vaccine access has been limited.

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How Severe Is Omicron? Expert Says Variant’s 50 Mutations Could Be Its Downfall

Gladstone in the News December 8, 2021

How Severe Is Omicron? Expert Says Variant’s 50 Mutations Could Be Its Downfall

abc7 News—Senior Investigators Warner Greene, MD, PhD, and Nevan Krogan, PhD, discuss the possibility that Omicron, although more transmissible than previous SARS-CoV-2 variants, may cause less severe disease.

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Bay Area Scientists Rush to Study Local Omicron Virus Samples for Health Clues

Gladstone in the News December 6, 2021

Bay Area Scientists Rush to Study Local Omicron Virus Samples for Health Clues

San Francisco Chronicle—The identification of an individual infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in San Francisco is helping local scientists assess the danger posed by the virus. Melanie Ott, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, explains that experiments using virus samples from that individual could help determine how well the available vaccines hold up to Omicron’s mutations.

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Do COVID Vaccines Work against Omicron? What We Know So Far

Gladstone in the News December 1, 2021

Do COVID Vaccines Work against Omicron? What We Know So Far

San Francisco Chronicle—The emerging Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 features several mutations in its spike protein that in theory could make it resistant to current vaccines. But Associate Investigator Nadia Roan, PhD, explains that current vaccines will still protect against Omicron, as they elicit a variety of antibodies and immune T cells that target non-mutated areas of spike.

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Experts Peg Omicron as “Worst Variant That We Have Come Across”; Here’s What They Know So Far

Gladstone in the News November 26, 2021

Experts Peg Omicron as “Worst Variant That We Have Come Across”; Here’s What They Know So Far

ABC News—A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, dubbed Omicron, is causing concern around the world. Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava explains that some of the variant’s 50 mutations may have arisen when an individual who was already immunocompromised became infected with the virus. Senior Investigator Nevan Krogan describes how his group is investigating whether the new mutations will change the ability of the virus to enter cells and cause disease.

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