COVID-19 Omicron - another deadly dilemma

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COVID-19 Omicron, COVID-19 , Omicron, Omicron Variant, Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know, Covid 19 cases, Coronavirus, omicron virus, Delta variant, WHO, cdc, vaccines , covid vaccines , corona vaccines , COVID-19 vaccines

Abstract

From Wuhan, China in December 2019, the coronavirus marked its origin which is currently a global public health challenge. On 11th March 2020, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease as a pandemic that has quickly engulfed the entire globe [1]. As of 26th December 2021, this current pandemic has resulted in 5,374,744 deaths around the world according to WHO [2]. One of the most essential tools against this virus is understanding the mutations, dynamics, and characteristics of this virus, followed by clinical manifestations, and the use of vaccines with drugs. The spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus has currently been on the rise as its transmission rate has been shown to be much higher than the previously known variants of the coronavirus.

Author Biographies

Abhishek Lal, Altamash Institute Of Dental Medicine

Department of Prosthodontics, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi 75500, Pakistan

Naseer Ahmed, Department of Prosthodontics, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi 75500, Pakistan

Department of Prosthodontics, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi 75500, Pakistan

Afsheen Maqsood, Department of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Dental College, Karachi 6600, Pakistan

Department of Oral Pathology, Bahria University Dental College, Karachi 6600, Pakistan

Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia

Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia

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2022-04-20

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Lal, A., Ahmed, N. ., Maqsood, A., & Alam, M. K. (2022). COVID-19 Omicron - another deadly dilemma. ALTAMASH JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE, 1(1), 1–5. Retrieved from https://ajdm.altamash.edu.pk/index.php/ojs3/article/view/6

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022)

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Letter to the Editors

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