Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 variants in Shanghai after ending the zero-COVID policy in December 2022: a clinical and genomic analysis

• Pengcheng Liu,
• Jiehao Cai,
• He Tian,
• Jingjing Li,
• Lijuan Lu,
• Menghua Xu,
• Xunhua Zhu,
• Xiaomin Fu,
• Xiangshi Wang,
• Huaqing Zhong,
• Ran Jia,
• Yanling Ge,
• Yanfeng Zhu,
• Mei Zeng,
• Jin Xu,
• Jin Xu

Affiliations

Pengcheng Liu

Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Jiehao Cai

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

He Tian

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Jingjing Li

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Lijuan Lu

Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Menghua Xu

Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xunhua Zhu

Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiaomin Fu

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Xiangshi Wang

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Huaqing Zhong

Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Ran Jia

Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Yanling Ge

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Yanfeng Zhu

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Mei Zeng

Department of Infectious Diseases, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Jin Xu

Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Jin Xu

Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China