Structures of the SARSCoV2 Omicron variant bound to a therapeutic antibody and to the human ACE2 receptor reveal how Omicron retains high affinity binding to ACE2 while inhibiting binding to many antibodies that neutralize earlier variants.
). These efforts offer hope that the same strategies that contribute to solving the current pandemic will prepare us for possible future sarbecovirus pandemics.
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