AUTHOR=Yang Chengliang , Zhao Hedi , Shannon Casey P. , Tebbutt Scott J. 

TITLE=Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 and long COVID

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Immunology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1061686

DOI=10.3389/fimmu.2022.1061686

ISSN=1664-3224

ABSTRACT=<p>Understanding the epidemiology of long COVID and emerging variants has significant public-health implications as physical interventions and restrictions that help limit viral spread are eased globally. Here, we provide rationales for the necessity of updating current vaccines to improve protection against omicron and emerging variants, as well as more research into understanding the epidemiology and mechanisms of long COVID.</p>