Milder disease with Omicron: is it the virus or the pre-existing immunity?

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作者
Sigal, Alex [1 ,2 ,3 ]
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[1] Afr Hlth Res Inst, Durban, South Africa
[2] Univ KwaZulu Natal, Sch Lab Med & Med Sci, Durban, South Africa
[3] Max Planck Inst Infect Biol, Berlin, Germany
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10.1038/s41577-022-00678-4
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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At the population level we are seeing milder disease during the Omicron wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Is this due to the virus or pre-existing immunity, and what should we expect next?
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