Covid: First data points to Omicron re-infection risk
Scientists in South Africa have identified a spike in the numbers catching Covid again. …
Prof Francois Balloux, from University College London, said: “The higher estimated re-infection ability of the Omicron variant to cause re-infection is not overly surprising and could be largely anticipated based on the large number of mutations in the spike protein carried by the omicron variant, which increase the Omicron variant’s ability to bypass host immunity.”
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