Omicron variant

E337019
COVID-19 variant SARS-CoV-2 variant variant of concern

The Omicron variant is a highly mutated and fast-spreading strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused major global surges in COVID-19 cases starting in late 2021.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Omicron 2
Omicron variant canonical 2
B.1.1.529 1

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf COVID-19 variant ⓘ
SARS-CoV-2 variant ⓘ
variant of concern ⓘ
affectedOrganism human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs B.1.1.529 ⓘ
Omicron variant ⓘ
surface form: Omicron
associatedWith immune escape ⓘ
increased transmissibility ⓘ
rapid global spread in late 2021 ⓘ
reinfections ⓘ
vaccine breakthrough infections ⓘ
belongsToSpecies SARS-CoV-2 ⓘ
surface form: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
causesDisease COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
surface form: COVID-19
designatedVariantOfConcernBy World Health Organization ⓘ
firstDetectedInCountry Botswana ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
firstReportedDate 2021-11 ⓘ
hasGreekLetterDesignation Omicron ⓘ
hasKeyMutationLocation receptor-binding domain ⓘ
spike protein ⓘ
hasLineage B.1.1.529 ⓘ
hasMutationCountInSpikeProtein 30-plus ⓘ
hasNotableSubvariant Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Omicron BA.1

Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Omicron BA.2

Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Omicron BA.5

Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Omicron JN.1

XBB.1.5 ⓘ
surface form: Omicron XBB.1.5
hasPangoLineage Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: B.1.1.529
hasSublineage BA.1 ⓘ
BA.1.1 ⓘ
BA.2 ⓘ
Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BA.2.12.1

BA.2.75 ⓘ
Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BA.2.86

BA.3 ⓘ
BA.4 ⓘ
BA.4.6 ⓘ
Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BA.5

BA.5.2 ⓘ
BA.5.2.1 ⓘ
BA.5.3 ⓘ
Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BA.5.6

BF.11 ⓘ
BF.7 ⓘ
BQ.1 ⓘ
BQ.1.1 ⓘ
CH.1.1 ⓘ
EG.5 ⓘ
JN.1 ⓘ
JN.1.1 ⓘ
XBB ⓘ
XBB.1.16 ⓘ
XBB.1.5 ⓘ
XBB.1.9 ⓘ
XBB.2.3 ⓘ
hasWHOLabel Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Omicron
impactOnMonoclonalAntibodies reduced effectiveness for several therapies ⓘ
impactOnNeutralizingAntibodies reduced neutralization by sera from previously infected individuals ⓘ
impactOnVaccineInducedImmunity reduced protection against infection but retained protection against severe disease ⓘ
ledTo global surge in COVID-19 cases in 2021-2022 ⓘ
parentTaxon SARS-CoV-2 ⓘ
partOf COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ
relativeTransmissibilityComparedToDelta higher ⓘ
taxonRank variant ⓘ
transmissionRoute aerosols ⓘ
close contact ⓘ
respiratory droplets ⓘ
typicalClinicalSeverityComparedToDelta lowerAverageSeverity ⓘ
whoDesignationDate 2021-11-26 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

COVID-19 pandemic → notableVariant → Omicron variant ⓘ
SARS-CoV-2 → hasVariant → Omicron variant ⓘ
Omicron variant → alsoKnownAs → Omicron variant ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omicron
Omicron variant → hasWHOLabel → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omicron
Omicron variant → hasPangoLineage → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: B.1.1.529
Omicron variant → hasSublineage → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BA.5
Omicron variant → hasSublineage → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BA.2.12.1
Omicron variant → hasSublineage → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BA.5.6
Omicron variant → hasSublineage → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: BA.2.86
Omicron variant → hasNotableSubvariant → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omicron BA.1
Omicron variant → hasNotableSubvariant → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omicron BA.2
Omicron variant → hasNotableSubvariant → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omicron BA.5
Omicron variant → hasNotableSubvariant → Omicron variant self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Omicron JN.1