Computer model: Natural antibodies still effective on the omicron variant

Research presented in this article answers the question, Are antibodies from natural infection and vaccines effective against the omicron variant? The omicron variant (B1.1.529) has 60 mutations, and fifteen of them are in the receptor-binding domain (RBD). The mutations can change the shape of the RBD and make it unrecognizable to existing antibodies from previous COVID…